McGovern–Hatfield Amendment

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The McGovern–Hatfield Amendment was a proposed U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War that sought to set a deadline for the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative proposal
proposed United States Senate amendment
affectedEntity United States Armed Forces in Vietnam NERFINISHED
aimedTo set deadline for withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States
conflictContext Vietnam War NERFINISHED
hasCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
ideologicalContext antiwar movement
introducedIn 91st United States Congress NERFINISHED
legalForm amendment to appropriations legislation
legislativeBody United States Senate
namedAfter George McGovern NERFINISHED
Mark Hatfield NERFINISHED
opposedBy Richard Nixon administration NERFINISHED
policyArea U.S. foreign policy
Vietnam War policy
military withdrawal
proposedAction end U.S. military operations in Vietnam by a fixed date
limit funding for continued U.S. combat operations in Vietnam
sponsoredBy George McGovern NERFINISHED
Mark Hatfield NERFINISHED
status not adopted
supportedBy anti–Vietnam War legislators
timePeriod early 1970s
typeOfDeadline statutory deadline for troop withdrawal

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George McGovern sponsored McGovern–Hatfield Amendment