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HR 2366 101th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance American investments Baltic States Employee rights Forced labor Foreign loans Foreign trade promotion Free enterprise Human rights Industry International cooperation Religion in communist countries U.S.S.R.

Slepak Principles Act

Introduced: May 16, 1989 See on congress.gov
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May 26, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 26, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
May 26, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 16, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 16, 1989
Introduced in House
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Slepak Principles Act - Declares it is the purpose of this Act to create principles, similar to those proposed by Vladamir Slepak (a founding member of the Moscow Helsinki Monitoring Group) governing the conduct of industrial cooperation projects of U.S. nationals in the Soviet Union and the Baltic States.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. nationals engaged in such projects should adhere to the Slepak Principles and thus: (1) provide no assistance for the Soviet military; (2) suspend the use of goods produced by forced labor; (3) seek the protection of human rights as it relates to Soviet employee rights; (4) decline to participate in any project if it uses a structure used for religious activities; (5) pose no danger to Soviet employees; (6) refuse to extend untied loans to the Soviet Union; and (7) strive to use business enterprises that are not controlled by the Soviet Union. Sets forth specified registration and reporting requirements.

Declares that U.S. agencies may intercede with a foreign government or foreign national regarding export marketing activity on behalf of a U.S. national if such national adheres to the Slepak Principles.

What's happening now May 26, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 20, 1989
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 16, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2366: Slepak Principles Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2366/
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H.R. 2366, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2366/.
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