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House concurrent resolution · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should take such steps as may be necessary to prevent electronic fund transfers between financial institutions in the Republic of Panama and financial institutions in the United States until such time as the President certifies the Republic of Panama pursuant to section 481(h)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

H.Con.Res. 257Introduced Mar 2, 1988Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Manton D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 15, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

24 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 17 Democrats

6 of 24 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Howard Berman (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Silvio Conte (R-MA), James Courter (R-NJ), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Wally Herger (R-CA), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Carroll Hubbard (D-KY), Jim Jontz (D-IN), John Lewis (D-GA), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Major Owens (D-NY), Bill Richardson (D-NM), James Scheuer (D-NY), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Lawrence Smith (D-FL), W. Tauzin (R-LA), Esteban Torres (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Manton.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-9 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.