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HCONRES 99 100th Congress House International Affairs Baltic States Human rights National self-determination Recognition (International law) Sovereignty Treaties U.S.S.R.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the freedom and independence of the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Introduced: April 8, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Apr 24, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Apr 24, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Apr 8, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 8, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Congress: (1) recognizes the continuing desire and right of the people of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania for independence from the Soviet Union; (2) calls upon the President to direct world attention to the Baltic States' right of self-determination by issuing a statement that informs U.N. member nations of U.S. support for such self-determination and nonrecognition of the Soviet incorporation of the Baltic States; and (3) calls upon the President to promote Soviet compliance with the Helsinki Final Act.

What's happening now April 24, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 28, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 99: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the freedom and independence of the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-99/
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"H. Con. Res. 99: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the freedom and independence of the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-99/.
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H. Con. Res. 99, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-99/.
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[H. Con. Res. 99: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the freedom and independence of the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-99/)
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