S 1119 · 103th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Secured Payment Act of 1993

Introduced 1993-06-16· Sponsored by Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.(1993-06-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Secured Payment Act of 1993 - Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to prohibit the President from regulating or prohibiting, in the exercise of emergency economic powers, payments under irrevocable letters of credit issued by a U.S. or foreign bank of amounts owed to or for the benefit of a U.S. national that is the beneficiary of such a letter of credit and that performed its obligations under an underlying contract before the declaration of a national emergency. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to U.S. nationals found to have violated the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the Arms Export Control Act.…

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Cosponsors (15)

6 Democrats9 Republicans