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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Soviet Union should allow Igor V. Ogurtsov to be released from exile and allowed to emigrate to the West…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Soviet Union should allow Igor V. Ogurtsov to be released from exile and allowed to emigrate to the West without renouncing his views, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 3, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 17, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 17, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Feb 3, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 3, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) continue to express U.S. opposition to the internal exile of Igor Ogurtsov; and (2) urge the Soviet Union to release him before February 9, 1987, accept his application for an exit visa, and allow him to emigrate without forcing him to renounce his views.

What's happening now February 17, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 3, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 62: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Soviet Union should allow Igor V. Ogurtsov to be released from exile and allowed to emigrate to the West without renouncing his views, and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-62/
MLA
"H. Res. 62: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Soviet Union should allow Igor V. Ogurtsov to be released from exile and allowed to emigrate to the West without renouncing his views, and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-62/.
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H. Res. 62, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-62/.
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[H. Res. 62: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Soviet Union should allow Igor V. Ogurtsov to be released from exile and allowed to emigrate to the West without renouncing his views, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-62/)
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