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H.R. 868: Nicaragua Property Dispute Settlement Act of 2003

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H.R. 868: Nicaragua Property Dispute Settlement Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-25 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 66 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR868 (2003-03-18), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Nicaragua Property Dispute Settlement Act of 2003

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House of Representatives on February 25, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Nicaragua Property Dispute Settlement Act of 2003 - Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 to declare that specified types of actions (expropriations) taken by the Government of Nicaragua between January 1, 1956, and January 9, 2002, without a timely settlement of any claim for such an expropriation, shall not be considered in triggering a prohibition against U.S. aid to Nicaragua unless the action has been presented in writing to the Department of State on or before 120 days after a date to be specified by the Secretary of State at: (1) Department headquarters in Washington, D.C.; or (2) the U.S. Embassy to Nicaragua (in Managua).

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Official text

Nicaragua Property Dispute Settlement Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 868, Nicaragua Property Dispute Settlement Act of 2003 (2003-03-11); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 868, Nicaragua Property Dispute Settlement Act of 2003 (2003-03-11)

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Record fed-us-cong108-hr868 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108