HCONRES 100 97th Congress House International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Emigration Religion and Clergy Religion in communist countries Religious liberty Right of asylum Right to travel U.S.S.R.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the situation of two Russian families who have sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of the suppression of…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the situation of two Russian families who have sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of the suppression of their Pentecostal faith by the Government of the Soviet Union.

Introduced: March 25, 1981 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

Mar 25, 1982

Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to in lieu of S.CON.RES. 76 without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 25, 1982

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to in lieu of S.CON.RES. 76 without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 23, 1982

Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Mar 23, 1982

Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Mar 23, 1982

Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

Mar 23, 1982

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Suspension of Rules.

Mar 16, 1982

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Mar 16, 1982

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Feb 10, 1982

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

Feb 10, 1982

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 8, 1981

Favorable Executive Comment Received From State.

Jul 2, 1981

Favorable Executive Comment Received From State.

Apr 20, 1981

Executive Comment Requested from State.

Apr 3, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

Apr 3, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

Mar 25, 1981

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mar 25, 1981

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) express to the Soviet Union the United States' deep concern about the Soviet Union's depriving the Vashchenko and Chmykhalov families of religious freedom and refusing them permission to emigrate; (2) ensure that such families may reside in the U.S. embassy in Moscow until the Soviet Union authorizes their emigration; and (3) ensure provision of assistance for such families during their residence in the embassy.

What's happening now March 25, 1982

Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to in lieu of S.CON.RES. 76 without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Related & companion bills 1

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Europe and the Middle East Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee

Cosponsors 4

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Feb 9, 1982

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Jan 27, 1982

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Jun 25, 1981

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Jun 25, 1981

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 100: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the situation of two Russian families who have sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of the suppression of their Pentecostal faith by the Government of the Soviet Union.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-100/

MLA

"H. Con. Res. 100: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the situation of two Russian families who have sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of the suppression of their Pentecostal faith by the Government of the Soviet Union.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-100/.

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H. Con. Res. 100, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-100/.

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[H. Con. Res. 100: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the situation of two Russian families who have sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of the suppression of their Pentecostal faith by the Government of the Soviet Union.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-100/)