Date: June 28, 1979
Subject: Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Sanctions
Description: Broomfield (R-MI) amendment to terminate the existing sanctions against Zimbabwe Rhodesia by Dec. 1, 1979, and to provide for a continuation of the sanctions past that date if Congress approved a presidential request for an extension. At the time of the vote, Zimbabwe had completed free and fair elections to provide majority rule, and the new government needed international trade to support its continued existence.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 147-242
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