Date: 1978-04-07
Result:
40-33
Vote Subject Matter:
Foreign and Defense Policy
/ Foreign Policy Resolutions
Sponsor: CHURCH, Frank Forrester (D-ID)
Description: TO TABLE BARTLETT AMENDMENT #41 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. THE BARTLETT AMENDMENT STATES THAT IF THE SURPLUS REVENUES FROM THE OPERATION OF THE CANAL ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE $10 MILLION ANNUAL PAYMENT FROM THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA, THE UNITED STATES SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO PAY THE UNPAID BALANCE.
Original source documents:
Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 124-48, p. 5052;
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