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HCONRES 187 97th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Emigration International Affairs Religious liberty U.S.S.R.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Secretary of State Haig should, in his upcoming discussions with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, raise the issue of the basic rights…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Secretary of State Haig should, in his upcoming discussions with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, raise the issue of the basic rights of Soviet citizens, particularly freedom of immigration and of religion.

Introduced: September 22, 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
Jan 11, 1982
Favorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Oct 1, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Sep 30, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Sep 30, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Sep 22, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 22, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should discuss Soviet human rights issues, particularly immigration rights and religious freedom, with the Soviet Foreign Minister in upcoming meetings at the United Nations General Assembly.

What's happening now January 11, 1982

Favorable Executive Comment Received From State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 1981
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 5, 1981
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 5, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 187: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Secretary of State Haig should, in his upcoming discussions with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, raise the issue of the basic rights of Soviet citizens, particularly freedom of immigration and of religion.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-187/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 187: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Secretary of State Haig should, in his upcoming discussions with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, raise the issue of the basic rights of Soviet citizens, particularly freedom of immigration and of religion.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-187/.
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H. Con. Res. 187, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-187/.
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[H. Con. Res. 187: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Secretary of State Haig should, in his upcoming discussions with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, raise the issue of the basic rights of Soviet citizens, particularly freedom of immigration and of religion.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-187/)
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