United States · Bill · S
S. 642 (101st)
Democracy Development and Peace in El Salvador Act of 1989
Introduced
16 March 1989
Last action
16 March 1989 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsors
Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]
Subjects
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Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Democracy Development and Peace in El Salvador Act of 1989 - Requires that at least 50 percent of the amount allocated for military assistance to El Salvador for FY 1990 be withheld until 15 days after the President: (1) reports to the Congress on the efforts of the Government of El Salvador to settle the conflict in that country through a cease-fire and negotiations and to reduce activities of death squads; and (2) notifies the Congress of his intention to obligate such funds. Restricts the use of at least 50 percent of economic assistance to El Salvador for FY 1990 for: (1) agricultural cooperatives, producers, and agrarian reform projects; (2) judicial reform and refugee resettlement; and (3) health, nutrition, education, family planning, and clean water access.
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Timeline
16 March 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 March 1989
Sponsors
- Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- · ssfr00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/642
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/642
- us · 101-s-642 · source updated 26 August 2025