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HCONRES 73 101th Congress House Immigration Appropriations Emigration Jews Minorities Refugee policy Refugees Religion U.S.S.R.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the number of refugees admitted to the United States and the appropriation for programs for refugee migration and resettlement should be increased and that…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the number of refugees admitted to the United States and the appropriation for programs for refugee migration and resettlement should be increased and that the Department of Justice should reestablish the presumption that Jews and members of other religious minorities emigrating from the Soviet Union qualify for refugee status for admission to the United States.

Introduced: March 14, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Apr 6, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Mar 14, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 14, 1989
Introduced in House
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the number of refugees admitted into the United States and the related resettlement program appropriations should be increased; and (2) the Department of Justice should reestablish the presumption that Jews and other religious minorities emigrating from the Soviet Union qualify for refugee admission status.

What's happening now April 6, 1989

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 73: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the number of refugees admitted to the United States and the appropriation for programs for refugee migration and resettlement should be increased and that the Department of Justice should reestablish the presumption that Jews and members of other religious minorities emigrating from the Soviet Union qualify for refugee status for admission to the United States.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-73/
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"H. Con. Res. 73: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the number of refugees admitted to the United States and the appropriation for programs for refugee migration and resettlement should be increased and that the Department of Justice should reestablish the presumption that Jews and members of other religious minorities emigrating from the Soviet Union qualify for refugee status for admission to the United States.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-73/.
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H. Con. Res. 73, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-73/.
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[H. Con. Res. 73: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the number of refugees admitted to the United States and the appropriation for programs for refugee migration and resettlement should be increased and that the Department of Justice should reestablish the presumption that Jews and members of other religious minorities emigrating from the Soviet Union qualify for refugee status for admission to the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-73/)
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