An amendment to limit the deployment of troops in Central America. The amendment prohibits the active forces of the U.S. Armed Forces from serving in units deployed in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, or Costa Rica, for training exercises or otherwise, unless it is approved in advance by joint resolution of Congress or they are to provide immediate evacuation of American citizens or to respond to a "clear and present danger of military attack upon the United States".

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Amendment Number
254
Description
An amendment to limit the deployment of troops in Central America. The amendment prohibits the active forces of the U.S. Armed Forces from serving in units deployed in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, or Costa Rica, for training exercises or otherwise, unless it is approved in advance by joint resolution of Congress or they are to provide immediate evacuation of American citizens or to respond to a "clear and present danger of military attack upon the United States".
Congress
98
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 26, 1983
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 165 - 259 (Record Vote No: 272).
Submitted Date
Jul 26, 1983
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 30, 2021
Amendment 254 — Informed