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A bill to authorize operations by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in the People's Republic of China.

Public Law 96-327 · S. 1916 · 96th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Aug 8, 1980 · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Sponsor: Sen. Jacob Javits (R-NY)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. Claiborne Pell

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 328 yea, 55 nay328–55
SenateMethod not stated

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to permit operations by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in China, if the President determines that such operation is in the national interest.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 333 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

333 yea57 nay43 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(228)

Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
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. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Bennett StewartD-IL-1
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
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. 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. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
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. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
Rep. Gene MaguireD-NJ-7
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
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. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
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. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
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. John JenretteD-SC-6
Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
Rep. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. John CavanaughD-NE-2
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
Rep. John HutchinsonD-WV-3
Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
Rep. Allen ErtelD-PA-17
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD-1
Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. Vonno GudgerD-NC-11
Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-2
Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9
Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
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. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Billy EvansD-GA-8
Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Eugene AtkinsonD-PA-25
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. James SantiniD-NV
Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Rep. David SatterfieldD-VA-3

Republicans who voted yea(105)

Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
Rep. Jim JohnsonR-CO-4
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Millicent FenwickR-NJ-5
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Thomas EvansR-DE
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
Rep. William RoyerR-CA-11
Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
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. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-37
Rep. Jon HinsonR-MS-4
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. Chuck GrassleyR-IA-3
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Gary LeeR-NY-33
Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-27
Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. Wayne GrishamR-CA-33
Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-29
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-34

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1063 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.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Foreign Relations Committee · Senate · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.

Aug 8, 1980Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-327.
Jul 30, 1980PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
Jul 28, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #432 (328-55).House roll call 432
FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Jul 21, 1980FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
Jun 27, 1980CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Oct 22, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate

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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.

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.