Date: March 15, 1977
Subject: Rhodesian Chrome Imports
Description: Passage of the bill to halt the importation of Rhodesian chrome in order to bring the United States into compliance with United Nations economic sanctions imposed on Rhodesia in 1966. The bill partially suspended the 1971 Byrd amendment, named after Sen. Henry F. Byrd, Jr., which barred the President from applying sanctions to non-Communist countries from whom the United States imported strategic materials. This would force the U.S. to import higher-priced and inferior-grade chrome from the Soviet Union.
Result: Bill Passed, 66-26
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