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A bill to amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to direct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to vote against providing any financial assistance to any country…

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A bill to amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to direct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to vote against providing any financial assistance to any country which practices apartheid.

Introduced: January 30, 1985 See on congress.gov
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy.
Jan 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Jan 30, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to require the President to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to vote against any credit drawing on the Fund by any country which practices apartheid.

What's happening now March 1, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 6, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 6, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 820: A bill to amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to direct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to vote against providing any financial assistance to any country which practices apartheid.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-820/
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"H.R. 820: A bill to amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to direct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to vote against providing any financial assistance to any country which practices apartheid.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-820/.
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H.R. 820, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-820/.
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[H.R. 820: A bill to amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to direct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund to vote against providing any financial assistance to any country which practices apartheid.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-820/)
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