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SJRES 235 100th Congress Senate

A joint resolution deploring the Soviet Government's active persecution of religious believers in Ukraine.

Introduced: December 17, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-305.
May 2, 1988
Signed by President.
Apr 21, 1988
Presented to President.
Apr 20, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Apr 19, 1988
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 19, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Apr 19, 1988
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 8, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 4, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 4, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Mar 3, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574.
Mar 3, 1988
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Mar 3, 1988
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 17, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 17, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 2, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-305.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deplores the Soviet Government's active persecution of religious believers in the Ukraine and its forcible liquidation of the Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic Churches.

Discourages official participation by the U.S. Government in ceremonies of the Millennium of Christianity in Kievan Rus' so long as: (1) individuals are harassed and imprisoned for their religious beliefs and denied access to religious literature and instruction; and (2) the Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox Churches remain outlawed. Sends greetings to the Ukrainian people on the Millennium.

Urges the President, the Secretary of State, the U.S. delegation to the United Nations, and the U.S. delegation to the Vienna Review Meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe to continue to speak out forcefully against violations of religious liberty throughout the Soviet Union and, specifically, in the Ukraine.

Calls upon the Soviet Government to release all those imprisoned for their religious beliefs and legalize the Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic Churches.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 17, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 235: A joint resolution deploring the Soviet Government's active persecution of religious believers in Ukraine.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-235/
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