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Senate resolution · 100th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution to direct the Senate Legal Counsel to bring an action to enforce a subpoena and order of the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition.

S.Res. 170Introduced Mar 19, 1987Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Byrd D-WV
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 19, 1987 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

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

12 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 12 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

David Boren (D-OK), William Cohen (R-ME), Robert Dole (R-KS), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Howell Heflin (D-AL), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James McClure (R-ID), George Mitchell (D-ME), Samuel Nunn (D-GA), Warren Rudman (R-NH), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Paul Trible (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Robert Byrd.

Sponsor’s state and district

West Virginia in Congress

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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.