HCONRES 205
97th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
International Affairs
Political prisoners
U.S.S.R.
Ukraine
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to violations of human rights by the Soviet Union in the Ukraine.
Everywhere this bill has been
20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 21, 1982
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jun 21, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jun 16, 1982
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 674.
Jun 16, 1982
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Baker for Senator Percy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Jun 15, 1982
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 5, 1982
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 4, 1982
Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 4, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 4, 1982
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
May 4, 1982
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
Apr 1, 1982
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Apr 1, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 3, 1982
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Feb 3, 1982
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 25, 1982
Favorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Nov 3, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Oct 29, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Oct 29, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Oct 20, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 20, 1981
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) proclaim the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Ukrainian Public Group to Promote the Implementation of the Helsinki Accords as a day honoring that Group; and (2) ask the Soviet Union to release the jailed members of the Group and to cease persecuting and jailing Ukrainian citizens seeking their rights.
What's happening now
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Cosponsors
3
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