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108th Congress > House > Vote 65

Date: March 18, 2003

Result: 414-7 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 66

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

Sponsor: BALLENGER, Cass (R-NC)

Bill number: HR868

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Description: Nicaragua Property Dispute Settlement Act

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House of Representatives on February 25, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Nicaragua Property Dispute Settlement Act of 2003 - Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 to declare that specified types of actions (expropriations) taken by the Government of Nicaragua between January 1, 1956, and January 9, 2002, without a timely settlement of any claim for such an expropriation, shall not be considered in triggering a prohibition against U.S. aid to Nicaragua unless the action has been presented in writing to the Department of State on or before 120 days after a date to be specified by the Secretary of State at: (1) Department headquarters in Washington, D.C.; or (2) the U.S. Embassy to Nicaragua (in Managua).

Bill titles: To amend section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 to require that certain claims for expropriation by the Government of Nicaragua meet certain requirements for purposes of the prohibition on foreign assistance to that government.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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