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HCONRES 155 101th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Emigration Human rights Most favored nation principle U.S.S.R.

Relating to congressional support of a Presidential waiver of the provisions of the Jackson-Vanik amendment with respect to the Soviet Union.

Introduced: June 22, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jun 22, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 22, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Congress: (1) is prepared to support a presidential waiver of the Jackson-Vanik amendment of the Trade Act of 1974 (relating to most favored nation treatment) with respect to the Soviet Union at such time as the President has received appropriate assurances that the Soviet Government is firmly on course toward sustained high levels of emigration and the removal of unreasonable impediments to persons wishing to emigrate; and (2) will continue to monitor Soviet efforts to institutionalize its liberalized emigration policy.

What's happening now July 5, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 2, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 155: Relating to congressional support of a Presidential waiver of the provisions of the Jackson-Vanik amendment with respect to the Soviet Union.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-155/
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"H. Con. Res. 155: Relating to congressional support of a Presidential waiver of the provisions of the Jackson-Vanik amendment with respect to the Soviet Union.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-155/.
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H. Con. Res. 155, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-155/.
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[H. Con. Res. 155: Relating to congressional support of a Presidential waiver of the provisions of the Jackson-Vanik amendment with respect to the Soviet Union.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-155/)
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