A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979.

Summary

Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to require Congressional approval of any proposal to prohibit under such Act the export of agricultural commodities to a foreign country, other than in connection with a prohibition of all exports to such country. Limits the President's authority to restrict the export of goods and technology with military potential by forbidding the exercise of such authority to prohibit the export of agricultural commodities to any foreign country.

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Timeline

1. 3 February 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Banking.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 February 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 February 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Banking requested executive comment from Commerce Department; Agriculture Department.

   Source: Committee

4. 11 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Banking received executive comment from Commerce Department. Unfavorable.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 February 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssbk00 · Standing

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