A bill to provide for increased participation by the United States in the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the African Development Fund.
Public Law 96-259 · S. 662 · 96th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Jun 3, 1980 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Sen. Frank Church (D-ID)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 224 yea, 181 nay224–181
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
=Title I: Inter-American Development Bank= - Amends the Inter-American Development Bank Act to authorize the United States Governor of the Bank to vote for two resolutions increasing: (1) the authorized capital stock of the Bank; and (2) the resources of the Fund for Special Operations. Authorizes the U.S. Governor: (1) to subscribe to 227,896 shares of such increased authorized capital stock; and (2) to contribute $630,000,000 to such Fund. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. Stipulates that the U.S. contribution shall be by letter of credit in four annual installments. Prohibits the use of authorized funds for assistance to nonmember nations.
Directs the President to evaluate a proposal for joint action by the Western Hemisphere nations and nations participating in the Inter-American Development Bank to increase energy and mineral resource exploration and exploitation in such Hemisphere through multilateral incentives to private investment by such Bank. Requires the President to report the results and recommendations to Congress.
=Title II: Asian Development Bank= - Amends the Asian Development Bank Act to authorize a United States contribution of $378,250,000 to the Asian Development Fund. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Stipulates that the U.S. contribution shall be by letter of credit in four annual installments.
Declares the U.S. policy that Taiwan shall be permitted to retain membership in the Asian Development Bank and that future U.S. participation would be reviewed, if Taiwan was excluded.
=Title III: African Development Fund= - Amends the African Development Fund Act to authorize a United States contribution of $125,000,000 to the African Development Fund. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Stipulates that the U.S. contribution shall be by letter of credit in three annual installments.
=Title IV: Export Opportunity Enhancement= - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the African Development Fund to expeditiously communicate information about potential procurement opportunities for U.S. firms.
=Title V: Human Rights Reporting= - Directs the Secretary to make quarterly written report to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of all loans considered by the Boards of Executive Directors of specified international financial institutions. Stipulates that the information required for such reports shall be included in the annual report to the Congress of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies.
Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to make quarterly written reports to specified members of such committees and to the Subcommittees on Internal Development Institutions and Finance of the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on loans, financial assistance, or technical assistance opposed for human rights reasons.
Directs the Secretary to consult with such members to inform them regarding prospective changes in U.S. human rights policies toward countries which have or recently have had poor human rights records.
Requires the President to direct the U.S. Governors of specified international development banks to propose an amendment to their Articles of Agreement establishing human rights standards to be considered in connection with applications for assistance.
=Title VI: Use of Renewable Resources for Energy Production= - Requires the U.S. Government through its voice and vote in specified international development banks to encourage such institutions to promote and develop renewable energy resources to meet the needs of rural communities.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 228 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
228 yea184 nay20 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(173)
- Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-21
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
- Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
- Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
- Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
- Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
- Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
- Rep. Charles DiggsD-MI-13
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Bennett StewartD-IL-1
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-6- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
- Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
- Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
- Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
- Rep. James ShannonD-MA-5
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
- Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
- Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
- Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
- Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
- Rep. Toby MoffettD-CT-6
- Rep. Gene MaguireD-NJ-7
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Edward StackD-FL-12
- Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Ozzie MyersD-PA-1
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Raymond LedererD-PA-3
- Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
- Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
- Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
- Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. John BurtonD-CA-5
- Rep. Raphael MustoD-PA-11
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
- Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
- Rep. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
- Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
- Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
- Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
- Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
- Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
- Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
- Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
- Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
- Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9- Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Billy EvansD-GA-8
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
- Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
Republicans who voted yea(55)
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
- Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-12
- Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
- Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
- Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
- Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
- Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Rep. Jim JohnsonR-CO-4
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Millicent FenwickR-NJ-5
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Thomas EvansR-DE
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. William RoyerR-CA-11
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
- Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
- Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
- Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
- Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
- Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
- Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 896 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 26 actions.
- Jun 3, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-259.
- May 23, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- May 22, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- May 21, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #247 (224-181).House roll call 247
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #247 (224-181).House roll call 247
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to recommit conference report to Committee of Conference rejected in House.
- May 15, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-974.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-974.
- Apr 17, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to recommit conference report to Committee of Conference with instructions passed House, roll call #186 (211-180).House roll call 186
- Apr 2, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-867.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-867.
- Mar 25, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to recommit conference report to the Committee of Conference.
- Mar 20, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-837.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-837.
- Mar 19, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Mar 18, 1980Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- Mar 6, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 3829.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- May 17, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, roll call #101 (67-24).Senate roll call 101
- May 11, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Mar 14, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.