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A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to express to the Soviet Union the strong moral opposition of the United States to the forced labor policies of the Soviet Union by every means…

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A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to express to the Soviet Union the strong moral opposition of the United States to the forced labor policies of the Soviet Union by every means possible, including refusing to permit the importation into the United States of any products made in whole or in part by such labor.

Introduced: March 18, 1987 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

Jun 12, 1987

Executive Comment Requested from State.

Mar 30, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

Mar 30, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

Mar 30, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

Mar 30, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

Mar 18, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 18, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mar 18, 1987

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Soviet Union the U.S. opposition to the Soviet Union's slave labor policies by all possible means, including refusing to permit imports of products made by such labor. Requests the President to end the delay in enforcing the restriction against importing goods produced by forced labor.

What's happening now June 12, 1987

Executive Comment Requested from State.

Committees of jurisdiction 6

Europe and the Middle East Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
International Economic Policy and Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 5

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Feb 2, 1988

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Jun 17, 1987

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jun 17, 1987

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Jun 17, 1987

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Mar 18, 1987

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 83: A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to express to the Soviet Union the strong moral opposition of the United States to the forced labor policies of the Soviet Union by every means possible, including refusing to permit the importation into the United States of any products made in whole or in part by such labor.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-83/

MLA

"H. Con. Res. 83: A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to express to the Soviet Union the strong moral opposition of the United States to the forced labor policies of the Soviet Union by every means possible, including refusing to permit the importation into the United States of any products made in whole or in part by such labor.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-83/.

Bluebook (legal)

H. Con. Res. 83, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-83/.

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[H. Con. Res. 83: A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to express to the Soviet Union the strong moral opposition of the United States to the forced labor policies of the Soviet Union by every means possible, including refusing to permit the importation into the United States of any products made in whole or in part by such labor.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-83/)