An original bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to authorize appropriations for development and security assistance programs for fiscal year 1982, to authorize appropriations for the Peace Corps for the fiscal year 1982, to provide authorities for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes.

S. 1196 in the 97th Congress (1981–1982) became law — introduced on May 15, 1981, sponsored by Charles Percy. Congress held 21 roll call votes on it.

During the 97th Congress (1981–1982), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Status: Became law
Introduced: May 15, 1981
Policy area: Government operations
Public law: Public Law 97-113

Sponsor

Charles Percy (R-IL)

Where it stands

IntroducedMay 15, 1981
Passed the SenateYes
Passed the HouseYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawDec 29, 1981

Every roll call vote on this bill

To agree to an amendment in the nature of a substitute for the lugar amendment to S.1196, fiscal 1982…Senate · Sep 23, 1981
To table the pell motion to reconsider the vote by which the helms amendment to S. 1196 was rejected. The…Senate · Sep 24, 1981
To table the tsongas amendment to the mitchell amendment to S. 1196. The mitchell amendment provided that a…Senate · Sep 30, 1981
To amend S. 1196, by expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should undertake a diplomatic…Senate · Sep 30, 1981
To amend S. 1196, by expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek an explanation from…Senate · Sep 30, 1981
To amend S. 1196, by exempting certain programs under public law 480 from the requirements of cargo…Senate · Oct 20, 1981
To amend S. 1196, by requiring that the President cut off aid to pakistan or india if either should explode…Senate · Oct 21, 1981
(continued) to table the hart amendment to S. 1196. The amendment imposes a ban on U.S. Purchases of libyan…Senate · Oct 21, 1981
To amend the hart amendment with a substitute amendment to S. 1196, by condemning the libyan government for…Senate · Oct 21, 1981
To agree to the hart amendment to S.1196, which, as amended by the percy substitute, proposes to condemn the…Senate · Oct 21, 1981
To amend S. 1196, by striking a section taking the peace corps out of the action agency and making the peace…Senate · Oct 22, 1981
To table the mattingly amendment to S. 1196. The amendment makes the separation of the peace corps from the…Senate · Oct 22, 1981
To amend S. 1196, by requiring that the President, in considering whether to provide foreign aid or to allow…Senate · Oct 22, 1981
To table the helms amendment to S. 1196. The amendment repeals the prohibition on military aid and arms…Senate · Oct 22, 1981
To amend the helms amendment to S. 1196, with a substitute amendment to repeal the prohibition on…Senate · Oct 22, 1981
To table the tower amendment to S. 1196. The amendment reverses the foreign relations committee by retaining…Senate · Oct 22, 1981
To amend S. 1196, by prohibiting aid to zimbabwe unless the President certified to Congress that no north…Senate · Oct 22, 1981
To reconsider the voice vote by which the Senate rejected the kasten amendment to S. 1196. The amendment…Senate · Oct 22, 1981
To amend S. 1196, by deleting $100 million for economic assistance to pakistan. (motion failed) see note(s) 12Senate · Oct 22, 1981
To pass S. 1196. (motion passed) see note(s) 12Senate · Oct 22, 1981
To agree to the conference report on S.1196, a bill authorizing funds for fiscal year 1982 for certain…Senate · Dec 15, 1981

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