Date: 1978-03-13
Result:
58-28
Vote Subject Matter:
Foreign and Defense Policy
/ Defense Policy Resolutions
Sponsor: SARBANES, Paul Spyros (D-MD)
Description: TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT #9 TO THE NEUTRALITY TREATY. AMENDMENT #9 PROVIDES THAT WARSHIPS AND AUXILIARY VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES AND PANAMA SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT OF TOLL-FREE TRANSIT OF THE CANAL.
Original source documents:
Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 124-35, p. 3522;
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