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98th Congress · 1983–1985
S. 979

Export Administration Act Amendments of 1984

Foreign Trade and International Finance Senate
Latest action: Conference held. · October 9, 1984
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Recorded October 9, 1984, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]
Committee Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Recorded votes 11 on this measure
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Vote Files. (2026, October 17). S. 979 (98th Congress): Export Administration Act Amendments of 1984 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-s979

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Vote Files. "S. 979 (98th Congress): Export Administration Act Amendments of 1984." Last modified October 17, 2026. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-s979.

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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{S. 979 (98th Congress): Export Administration Act Amendments of 1984}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-98-s979}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-98-s979; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/979; last checked October 17, 2026; accessed October 18, 2026}
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On the record

Every recorded vote on S. 979

DateQuestion TallyOutcome
February 28, 1984 TO AMEND THE HUMPHREY AMENDMENT TO S. 2336 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTIT… Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
38–55
 REJECTED February 29, 1984 TO AMEND S. 979 BY AMENDING THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954. S. 979 AMENDS AND REAUTHORIZ… Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
74–16
 AGREED February 29, 1984 TO AMEND THE DIXON AMENDMENT TO S. 979 WITH A PERFECTING AMENDMENT. THE DIXON AMENDMENT… Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
20–74
 REJECTED February 29, 1984 TO TABLE THE METZENBAUM AMENDMENT TO S. 979. THE METZENBAUM (CONTINUED) AMENDMENT PREV… Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
61–34
 AGREED February 29, 1984 TO TABLE THE JOHNSTON AMENDMENT TO S. 979. THE JOHNSTON AMENDMENT PROVIDES A TIME PERI… Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
52–42
 AGREED March 1, 1984 TO TABLE THE MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT TO S. 979. THE MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT PERMITS THE CRUDE … Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
94–2
 AGREED March 1, 1984 TO TABLE THE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO S. 979. THE MELCHER (CONTINUED) AMENDMENT PROVIDES F… Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
52–42
 AGREED March 1, 1984 TO TABLE THE MURKOWSKI PERFECTING AMENDMENT TO THE MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT TO S. 979. THE O… Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
70–20
 AGREED March 1, 1984 TO TABLE THE PRYOR AMENDMENT TO S. 979. THE PRYOR AMENDMENT STATES THAT IT IS THE SENS… Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
36–51
 REJECTED March 1, 1984 TO TABLE THE DODD AMENDMENT TO S. 979. THE DODD AMENDMENT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT SANCTI… Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
65–21
 AGREED March 1, 1984 TO AMEND S. 979 TO PROVIDE 1984 AND 1985 WHEAT ACREAGE REDUCTION AND DIVERSION PROGRAMS… Senate recorded vote (98th Congress)
62–22
 AGREED

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