A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize economic relief and rehabilitation assistance for Ireland.
Latest action. Executive Comment Requested from State.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance for economic relief and rehabilitation to: (1) Northern Ireland, if the Government of Great Britain declares its intention to withdraw from Northern Ireland; and (2) the Republic of Ireland, if such declaration includes a declaration that the British Government intends to promote the reunification of Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland. Authorizes appropriations for such assistance. Requires such assistance to be administered by the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, in consultation with an advisory board appointed by the President after consultation with Congress. Permits the obligation of funds for such assistance only if Congress does not adopt a concurrent resolution disapproving the proposed use of the funds.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on January 3, 1983. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Executive Comment Requested from State.
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The record's latest action, on February 22, 1983: Executive Comment Requested from State.
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In the 98th Congress (1983-84), 623 of the 10,560 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 5.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
MARIO BIAGGI (D-NY) introduced it on January 3, 1983, and 5 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 4 Democrats, 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on January 3, 1983, 15956 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 15906 days ago, on February 22, 1983.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 98th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1985 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseExecutive Comment Requested from State.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action