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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| McGovern–Hatfield Amendment canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legislative proposal
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| ideologicalContext | antiwar movement ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 91st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalForm | amendment to appropriations legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
George McGovern
NERFINISHED
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Mark Hatfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Richard Nixon administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
U.S. foreign policy
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Vietnam War policy ⓘ military withdrawal ⓘ |
| proposedAction |
end U.S. military operations in Vietnam by a fixed date
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limit funding for continued U.S. combat operations in Vietnam ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
George McGovern
NERFINISHED
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Mark Hatfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | not adopted ⓘ |
| supportedBy | anti–Vietnam War legislators ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| typeOfDeadline | statutory deadline for troop withdrawal ⓘ |
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