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Deploring recent actions by the government of Serbia that restrict freedom of the press and freedom of expression and prevent the Soros Foundation from continuing its democracy-building and…

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Deploring recent actions by the government of Serbia that restrict freedom of the press and freedom of expression and prevent the Soros Foundation from continuing its democracy-building and humanitarian activities on its territory and calling upon the government of Serbia to remove immediately restrictions against freedom of the press and the operation of the Soros Foundation.

Introduced: March 12, 1996 See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Mar 19, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E376-377)

Mar 14, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E360)

Mar 12, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Mar 12, 1996

Introduced in House

Feb 28, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1399)

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Deplores the recent actions of the Government of Serbia that restrict freedom of the press and freedom of expression, that hamper civic organizations and democratic opposition groups, and that revoked the legal registration of the Soros Foundation. Calls upon such Government to remove those restrictions and to restore the right of the Foundation to operate fully in Serbia.

Commends the Foundation for its past activities in support of freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and the development of democratic institutions.

Declares that U.S. economic and other assistance for Serbia and U.S. support for full participation of Serbia in international financial institutions should be conditioned on the full functioning of independent news media, civic organizations, and democratic opposition groups.

Requests the President and the Secretary of State to convey these views to appropriate officials of Serbia.

What's happening now March 19, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E376-377)

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 3

Calvert, Ken

California · Mar 27, 1996

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 27, 1996

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Mar 27, 1996

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 378: Deploring recent actions by the government of Serbia that restrict freedom of the press and freedom of expression and prevent the Soros Foundation from continuing its democracy-building and humanitarian activities on its territory and calling upon the government of Serbia to remove immediately restrictions against freedom of the press and the operation of the Soros Foundation.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-378/

MLA

"H. Res. 378: Deploring recent actions by the government of Serbia that restrict freedom of the press and freedom of expression and prevent the Soros Foundation from continuing its democracy-building and humanitarian activities on its territory and calling upon the government of Serbia to remove immediately restrictions against freedom of the press and the operation of the Soros Foundation.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-378/.

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H. Res. 378, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-378/.

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[H. Res. 378: Deploring recent actions by the government of Serbia that restrict freedom of the press and freedom of expression and prevent the Soros Foundation from continuing its democracy-building and humanitarian activities on its territory and calling upon the government of Serbia to remove immediately restrictions against freedom of the press and the operation of the Soros Foundation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-378/)