HCONRES 176
105th Congress
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Religious liberty
Russia
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation should preserve and protect the rights and freedoms currently afforded those of religious faith under the Russian Constitution.
Introduced: October 24, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 9, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Oct 24, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Oct 24, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Condemns the enactment of the "On Freedom of Conscience and on Religious Association" law by the Russian Government on September 25, 1997, as a flagrant violation of internationally accepted standards of human rights.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that none of the funds appropriated under the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 should be made available for the Government of the Russian Federation unless it has taken appropriate steps to assure that religious discrimination does not result from implementation of such law, or unless the law is effectively challenged and changed through an appropriate review process.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Committees of jurisdiction
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