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HCONRES 313 101th Congress House International Affairs Foreign correspondents Freedom of the press Human rights Lithuania U.S.S.R.

In support of freedom of the press in Lithuania.

Introduced: April 26, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 7, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 7, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Apr 26, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 26, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the restrictions of the print and electronic media imposed by the Soviet Union on journalists attempting to cover events in Lithuania.

Urges: (1) General Secretary Gorbachev to rescind restrictions on the admission of Western journalists to, and on freedom of the press in, Lithuania; and (2) President Bush to take steps to facilitate the readmission of Western journalists to Lithuania.

What's happening now May 7, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 15, 1990
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 26, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 26, 1990
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 26, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 313: In support of freedom of the press in Lithuania.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-313/
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"H. Con. Res. 313: In support of freedom of the press in Lithuania.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-313/.
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H. Con. Res. 313, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-313/.
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[H. Con. Res. 313: In support of freedom of the press in Lithuania.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-313/)
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