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H Amdt 723 - School of the Americas Amendment - Key Vote
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Howard Berman voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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- H Amdt 723 - School of the Americas Amendment
Issues
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Amendment - Amendment Rejected (House) (204-214) - May 18, 2000 (Key vote)
Title: School of the Americas Amendment
Vote to adopt an amendment that would close the United States Army School of the Americas.
- Closes the U.S. Army School of the Americas in Georgia.
- Prohibits any successor training or education facilities to be established in the Department of Defense for Latin American military personnel until 10 months after this law's enactment.
- Establishes a task force, composed of 8 Congress members, to determine what kind of training and education is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations.
Amendment - Introduced (House) - May 18, 2000
Title: School of the Americas Amendment
Sponsors
- John 'Joseph' Moakley (MA - D) (Out Of Office)