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96th Congress > House > Vote 412

Date: 1979-09-07

Result: 280-69

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Budget

Bill number: S1019

Description: TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT OF S. 1019, AMENDING THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1978, BY ALLOWING AID FOR UGANDA. (MOTION PASSED)

Bill summary: (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-395) Amends the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 to repeal the prohibition against foreign assistance for Uganda. Amends the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1979, to permit the use of foreign assistance appropriations for Uganda, except for funds appropriated to carry out the Arms Export Control Act or the military assistance provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Repeals the U.S. (...show more) economic embargo of Uganda.

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Bill titles: A bill to amend the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 and the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1979 by striking out certain prohibitions relating to Uganda, and for other purposes.

Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 113, p. 7457;

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