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HCONRES 176 105th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance Appropriations Church and state Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Economics and Public Finance Human rights Judicial review Law Legislation Religion 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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 November 9, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 24, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 24, 1997
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 24, 1997
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 24, 1997
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 24, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 24, 1997
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 24, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 176: 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-176/
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"H. Con. Res. 176: 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-176/.
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H. Con. Res. 176, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-176/.
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[H. Con. Res. 176: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-176/)
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