Courtesy Library of Congress. "Titles - S.2200 - 96th Congress (1979-1980): A bill to impose a trade embargo against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until its troops and their support units withdraw from Afghanistan."

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Senate Bill 2200 was introduced and sponsored by Senator Lowell Weicker in 1980. It included a measure to place a trade embargo on the Soviet Union in response to that country sending troops into Afghanistan. The bill would also amend the 1979 Export Administration Act to specifically mention the Soviet Union in the language of the bill. This bill was introduced in January 1980 to the Senate, and sent to two different committees for review, but was never voted on from committee.

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Source-Dependent Questions

What did this introduced bill by Senator Weicker say about trading with the Soviet Union?
After looking at the 1979 Export Administration Act and the sections highlighted for that source, why do you think Senator Weicker felt it necessary to add this bill as an amendment to that Act specifically naming the Soviet Union?
According to Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, how did this embargo with the Soviet Union hurt Iowan farmers?

Citation Information

"Titles - S.2200 - 96th Congress (1979-1980): A bill to impose a trade embargo against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until its troops and their support units withdraw from Afghanistan." Congress.gov, Library of Congress, 22 January 1980