A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the Department of State for migration and refugee assistance for fiscal years 1980 and 1981.
Latest action. Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 4955 passed in lieu.
(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 4955 passed in lieu) Amends the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1980 and 1981, to authorize the appropriation of additional funds to the State Department for Migration and Refugee Assistance for fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to permit the President to transfer up to $30,000,000 of the funds available for other foreign assistance programs to the international disaster assistance program for humanitarian assistance to Cambodia. Amends the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975 to delete the percentage limitations on the amount of assistance authorized to be provided to Indochina refugees. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish humanitarian assistance to Cambodia. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Permits obligations already incurred to be charged against such authorized appropriations. Stipulates that nothing shall be interpreted as recognizing any group claiming to be the Government of Cambodia. Requires all funds for such assistance to be provided, to the maximum extent practicable, through international agencies and private voluntary organizations. Directs the President to report to Congress on the estimated total costs to the Federal, State, and local governments for refugee assistance.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Indefinitely postponed in Senate" stage on November 2, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 4955 passed in lieu.
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The record's latest action, on November 2, 1979: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 4955 passed in lieu.
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In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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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?
FRANK CHURCH (D-ID) introduced it on August 3, 1979, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
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How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on August 3, 1979, 17205 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17114 days ago, on November 2, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateMeasure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 4955 passed in lieu.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action