Senate Roll Call 923

96th Congress · 1980-09-17

TO TABLE ZORINSKY SUBSTITUTE TO HELMS AMENDMENT TO TREATY: ESTABLISHING MARITIME BOUNDRIES WITH THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA, EX. H (96TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION), THAT INCLUDED LANGUAGE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE TREATY WOULD NOT ALTER THE U.S. POSITION THAT CUBAN AND SOVIET MILITARY ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTE GRAVE CONCERN AND THREAT TO THE PEACE OF THE REGION. THE HELMS AMENDMENT CONTAINED STRONGER LANGUAGE ON THE SAME SUBJECT. (MOTION FAILED)