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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain sanctions provisions relating to prohibitions on credit, credit guarantees, or other financial assistance not apply with respect to programs of the Department of Agriculture for the purchase or other provision of food or other agricultural commodities.

S. 2158Introduced Jun 11, 1998Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Pat Roberts R-KS
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 11, 1998 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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

13 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 13 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Max Baucus (D-MT), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Larry Craig (R-ID), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Thomas Gorton (R-WA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), J. Kerrey (D-NE), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Patty Murray (D-WA), Gordon Smith (R-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Pat Roberts.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kansas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.