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HR 962 99th Congress House International Affairs Arrest Bahamas Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Drugs and narcotics International cooperation Narcotic traffic Narcotics and crime

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make an exception to the ban on participation of officers and employees of the United States in certain foreign arrest actions and interrogations.

Introduced: February 6, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from State, DEA.
Feb 22, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Feb 6, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 6, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to exempt arrest actions and interrogations in the Bahamas from the ban on participation by U.S. officers and employees in certain foreign drug arrest actions and interrogations.

What's happening now March 5, 1985

Executive Comment Requested from State, DEA.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 26, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 962: A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make an exception to the ban on participation of officers and employees of the United States in certain foreign arrest actions and interrogations.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-962/
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"H.R. 962: A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make an exception to the ban on participation of officers and employees of the United States in certain foreign arrest actions and interrogations.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-962/.
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H.R. 962, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-962/.
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[H.R. 962: A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make an exception to the ban on participation of officers and employees of the United States in certain foreign arrest actions and interrogations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-962/)
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