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S. 174 (95th)

A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to halt the importation of Rhodesian chrome.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 January 1977

Last action

15 March 1977 · Floor

Status

Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 1746 passed in lieu.

Sponsors

Sen. Clark, Dick [D-IA], Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA], Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Case, Clifford P. [R-NJ], Sen. Culver, John C. [D-IA], Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN], Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL], Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA], Sen. Anderson, Wendell R. [D-MN], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD], Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]

Subjects

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Source updated

14 January 2025

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Summary

Amends the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to permit enforcement of any executive order restricting the importation of Rhodesian chrome, pursuant to any United Nations Security Council resolution. Requires that steel mill products containing chromium may not be imported while such executive order is in effect without filing a certificate of origin with the Secretary of the Treasury unless such shipment is released by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations to carry out this provision.

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Timeline

  1. 11 January 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 January 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 March 1977

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on Foreign Relations with amendment, S. Rept. 95-37.

    Source: Committee

  4. 3 March 1977

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on Foreign Relations with amendment, S. Rept. 95-37.

    Source: Committee

  5. 11 March 1977

    Floor

    Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  6. 14 March 1977

    Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  7. 15 March 1977

    Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Documents

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  • Indefinitely postponed in Senate

    summary · EN · 15 March 1977

    Open at official source

  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 11 January 1977

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