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A joint resolution calling upon the Soviet Union to immediately grant permission to emigrate to all those who wish to join spouses in the United States.

Introduced: October 14, 1987 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 23, 1987
Became Public Law No: 100-209.
Dec 23, 1987
Signed by President.
Dec 22, 1987
Presented to President.
Dec 21, 1987
Measure Signed in Senate.
Dec 20, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 1987
Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 19, 1987
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 18, 1987
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate amendments.
Dec 18, 1987
House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 18, 1987
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 7, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 4, 1987
Passed Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Dec 4, 1987
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Dec 4, 1987
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Nov 19, 1987
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 450.
Nov 17, 1987
Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 414 - 0 (Record Vote No: 431).
Nov 17, 1987
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 414 - 0 (Record Vote No: 431).
Nov 16, 1987
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Nov 16, 1987
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Nov 5, 1987
Ordered to be Reported.
Nov 5, 1987
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 27, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Oct 27, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Oct 14, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 14, 1987
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
(Measure passed Senate, amended)

Calls upon the Soviet Union to: (1) grant to all those who wish to join spouses in the United States permission to emigrate with their family members to the United States; and (2) give special consideration to such cases that have remained unresolved for many years.

Renames the Clarks Hill Dam, Reservoir, and Highway traversing the Dam on the Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina, as the J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Reservoir, and Highway.

What's happening now December 23, 1987

Became Public Law No: 100-209.

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