About the bill
The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 was a law enacted by the United States Congress. The law imposed sanctions against South Africa and stated five preconditions for lifting the sanctions that would essentially end the system of apartheid. The sanctions were repealed in July 1991 after South Africa took steps towards meeting the preconditions of the act, with the final vestiges of the act being repealed in late 1993.
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Sponsor and status
99th Congress (1985–1986)
Enacted — Veto Overridden on Oct 2, 1986
This bill was enacted after a congressional override of the President's veto on October 2, 1986.
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Last Updated: Oct 2, 1986
106 Cosponsors (95 Democrats, 11 Republicans)
History
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May 21, 1986
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Introduced
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Jun 10, 1986
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 18, 1986
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.
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Aug 15, 1986
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes.
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Sep 12, 1986
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.
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Sep 26, 1986
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Vetoed
The President vetoed the bill. Congress may attempt to override the veto.
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Oct 2, 1986
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Senate Overrides Veto
Congress overrode the veto of the President. The bill became law.
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Oct 2, 1986
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Text Published
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H.R. 4868 (99th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4868. This is the one from the 99th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 99th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1985 to Oct 18, 1986. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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