A substitute to the Smith (NJ) amendment. The amendment permits the President to withhold funds for the UN FPA if he determines that sufficient progress has not been made by China in eliminating coerced abortion and infanticide in its population program.

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Amendment Number
259
Description
A substitute to the Smith (NJ) amendment. The amendment permits the President to withhold funds for the UN FPA if he determines that sufficient progress has not been made by China in eliminating coerced abortion and infanticide in its population program.
Congress
99
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 10, 1985
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 198 - 221 (Record Vote No: 214).
Submitted Date
Jul 10, 1985
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 30, 2021
Amendment 259 — Informed