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HCONRES 123 97th Congress House International Affairs Catholic Church Churches Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues International agencies Religion and Clergy Religion in communist countries Religious liberty U.S.S.R. Ukraine

A concurrent resolution to seek the resurrection of the National Churches in the Ukraine.

Introduced: May 1, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 9, 1981
Executive Comment Received From State.
Aug 4, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from State.
May 7, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 7, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 1, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 1, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares the sense of the Congress that the President shall take steps to: (1) call upon the Soviet Union to permit the resurrection of the Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic Churches; (2) contact the officials of the Soviet Union to secure freedom of worship in the Ukraine and (3) bring to the attention of national and international religious councils Soviet violations of basic human rights.

What's happening now October 9, 1981

Executive Comment Received From State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 1, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 123: A concurrent resolution to seek the resurrection of the National Churches in the Ukraine.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-123/
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"H. Con. Res. 123: A concurrent resolution to seek the resurrection of the National Churches in the Ukraine.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-123/.
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