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HJRES 234 102th Congress House International Affairs Citizenship Congressional tributes Democracy Eastern Europe Government Operations and Politics Labor unions Poland

Commending Solidarity for bringing democracy to Poland and proclaiming Lech Walesa as an honorary citizen of the United States.

Introduced: April 24, 1991 See on congress.gov
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May 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 1, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Apr 24, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 24, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 24, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Proclaims Lech Walesa, the leader of the Solidarity trade union and President of Poland, as an honorary citizen of the United States.

Commends Solidarity for bringing democracy to Poland and starting the movement toward democracy throughout Eastern Europe.

What's happening now May 7, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 8, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 234: Commending Solidarity for bringing democracy to Poland and proclaiming Lech Walesa as an honorary citizen of the United States.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-234/
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"H.J. Res. 234: Commending Solidarity for bringing democracy to Poland and proclaiming Lech Walesa as an honorary citizen of the United States.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-234/.
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H.J. Res. 234, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-234/.
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