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H.R. 5537 99th Congress House

Foreign Agricultural and Mineral Investment Reform Act of 1986

Official title: A bill to require United States executive directors of multilateral development banks to oppose assistance for the production or extraction of any commodity or… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require United States executive directors of multilateral development banks to oppose assistance for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export if the commodity or mineral is in surplus in world markets or the exportation of the commodity or mineral would cause substantial injury to United States producers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 1986 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Rural AffairsAgriculture in foreign tradeDevelopment credit institutionsEconomics and Public Finance
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Finance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and InvestmentsInternational agenciesMineral industriesMines and mineral resourcesPublic debt
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 17, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.
Sep 17, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Sep 17, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 17, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Agricultural and Mineral Investment Reform Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors of the multilateral development banks to oppose any aid by those banks for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export if: (1) such commodity or mineral is in surplus on world markets; and (2) the export of such commodity or mineral would cause substantial injury to competing U.S. producers. Reduces the U.S. contribution to such institutions by a proportionate amount if such institutions provide assistance for such exports. Requires that any funds withheld from such institutions shall be used to reduce the public debt.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5537: Foreign Agricultural and Mineral Investment Reform Act of 1986. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5537/
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"H.R. 5537: Foreign Agricultural and Mineral Investment Reform Act of 1986." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5537/.
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H.R. 5537, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5537/.
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