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A resolution urging President Reagan to call the attention of the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, during their upcoming summit meeting, to the ongoing human rights abuses in the Soviet Union which…

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A resolution urging President Reagan to call the attention of the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, during their upcoming summit meeting, to the ongoing human rights abuses in the Soviet Union which are in clear violation of the spirit and the letter of the 1975 Helsinki Accords.

Introduced: November 18, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Agreed to (House)
Nov 30, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Nov 30, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Nov 18, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 18, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the President to: (1) call to the attention of the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, during the summit, the ongoing human rights abuses in the Soviet Union; and (2) inform the Soviet leader that Soviet compliance with the Helsinki Accords on human rights issues is an essential part of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union.

Requests the President to continue his efforts to achieve: (1) the release of all political prisoners in the Soviet Union; (2) significant increases in Soviet emigration; (3) the resolution of all family reunification cases; (4) the cessation of radio transmission jamming; and (5) full implementation of the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Accords by raising the issue of noncompliance at every opportunity and at all levels of official contacts by the Government with the Soviet Union.

What's happening now November 30, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 18, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 315: A resolution urging President Reagan to call the attention of the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, during their upcoming summit meeting, to the ongoing human rights abuses in the Soviet Union which are in clear violation of the spirit and the letter of the 1975 Helsinki Accords.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-315/
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"H. Res. 315: A resolution urging President Reagan to call the attention of the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, during their upcoming summit meeting, to the ongoing human rights abuses in the Soviet Union which are in clear violation of the spirit and the letter of the 1975 Helsinki Accords.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-315/.
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H. Res. 315, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-315/.
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[H. Res. 315: A resolution urging President Reagan to call the attention of the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, during their upcoming summit meeting, to the ongoing human rights abuses in the Soviet Union which are in clear violation of the spirit and the letter of the 1975 Helsinki Accords.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-315/)
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