+ − Summaries (4)
+ − Actions (54)
On December 19, 1989 in the Senate:
- Became Public Law No: 101-240.
- Signed by President.
On December 7, 1989 in the Senate:
- Presented to President.
- Measure Signed in Senate.
On November 22, 1989 in the Senate:
- Amendment SP 1216 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Amendment SP 1216 proposed by Senator Mitchell for Senator Pell.
- S.AMDT.1216 Proposed by Senator Mitchell for Senator Pell. To make certain changes regarding export-import programs to the People's Republic of China, certification of access to bank records requirements, and impact of debt reduction policy in indebted countries.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- S.AMDT.1216 Amendment SP 1216 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Mr. Fauntroy asked unanimous consent that the House agree to Senate amendments.
- On motion to agree to Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On November 22, 1989 in the House:
- Cleared for White House.
On November 22, 1989 in the Senate:
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
On October 31, 1989 in the Senate:
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
On October 27, 1989 in the Senate:
- Received in the Senate.
On October 18, 1989 in the House:
- GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
- Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2494 as unfinished business.
- H.AMDT.282 Amendment offered by Mr. McCollum. Amendment, as orginally offered, restricted extension of credit by the Export-Import Bank to Angola unless the President certified to Congress that free and fair elections had been held in which all participants were afforded free and fair access; that Angola was seeking to achieve an equitable political settlement of the conflict within its borders; and required certification with respect to the implementation of internationally recognized human rights for all its citizens. \ As amended by the Moody amendment the language was clarified so as not to be construed as imposing any requirement more restrictive than any requirement imposed generally on all other countries.
- H.AMDT.281 On agreeing to the Fauntroy amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
- H.AMDT.281 Amendments offered by Mr. Fauntroy. Amendments provided for retaining the requirement for the Eximbank to administer program provisions in the bill in accordance with the recommendations of the Secretary of the Treasury; limited authority to accept reimbursements in certain cases; and removed the requirement that the Secretary of the Treasury consult with the Secretary of State when compiling a report on all loans considered by the Board of Executive Directors of certain institutions.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 267 .
- The Speaker designated the Honorable J. Roy Rowland to act as Chairman of the Committee.
- House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 267 and Rule XXIII.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2494 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider en bloc the amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Chairman Fauntroy or his designee and said amendment en bloc shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or the Committee of the Whole.
- Rule H. Res. 267 passed House.
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 267 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2494 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider en bloc the amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Chairman Fauntroy or his designee and said amendment en bloc shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or the Committee of the Whole.
- The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- Considered as unfinished business.
- H.AMDT.284 On agreeing to the Guarini amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
- H.AMDT.283 Amendment offered by Mr. Moody to the McCollum amendment . See McCollum amendment for description.
- The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2494 .
- H.AMDT.283 On agreeing to the Moody amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
- The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 280 - 125 .
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2494 .
- H.AMDT.285 On agreeing to the Solarz amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
- H.AMDT.285 Amendment offered by Mr. Solarz. Amendment deleted language that would require U.S. representatives in the multilateral lending institutions to vote against any loans for Laos unless the government of that country agreed to enter into negotiations with its armed opposition on the issue of human rights.
- H.AMDT.284 Amendment offered by Mr. Guarini. Amendment directed members of the U.S. Executive Directors of the Multilateral Development Banks to give preferential consideration to debt reduction loans requested by countries which show marked improvement in efforts to combat drug trafficking and production.
- H.AMDT.282 On agreeing to the McCollum amendment as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On October 6, 1989 in the House:
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 170.
- Reported by the Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs. H. Rept. 101-271. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
On October 5, 1989 in the House:
- Mr. Gonzalez asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs have until midnight on Oct. 6 to file a report on H.R. 2494 . Agreed to without objection.
On September 26, 1989 in the House:
- Ordered to be Reported .
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
On September 14, 1989 in the House:
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee .
On June 15, 1989 in the House:
- Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy.
On May 25, 1989 in the House:
- Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
+ − Amendments (6)
H.AMDT.281
Amendments provided for retaining the requirement for the Eximbank to administer program provisions in the bill in accordance with the recommendations of the Secretary of the Treasury; limited authority to accept reimbursements in certain cases; and removed the requirement that the Secretary of the Treasury consult with the Secretary of State when compiling a report on all loans considered by the Board of Executive Directors of certain institutions.
H.AMDT.282
Amendment, as orginally offered, restricted extension of credit by the Export-Import Bank to Angola unless the President certified to Congress that free and fair elections had been held in which all participants were afforded free and fair access; that Angola was seeking to achieve an equitable political settlement of the conflict within its borders; and required certification with respect to the implementation of internationally recognized human rights for all its citizens. \ As amended by the Moody amendment (A003) the language was clarified so as not to be construed as imposing any requirement more restrictive than any requirement imposed generally on all other countries.
H.AMDT.283
See McCollum amendment (A002) for description.
H.AMDT.284
Amendment directed members of the U.S. Executive Directors of the Multilateral Development Banks to give preferential consideration to debt reduction loans requested by countries which show marked improvement in efforts to combat drug trafficking and production.
H.AMDT.285
Amendment deleted language that would require U.S. representatives in the multilateral lending institutions to vote against any loans for Laos unless the government of that country agreed to enter into negotiations with its armed opposition on the issue of human rights.
S.AMDT.1216
To make certain changes regarding export-import programs to the People's Republic of China, certification of access to bank records requirements, and impact of debt reduction policy in indebted countries.
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