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HCONRES 215 97th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Emigration U.S.S.R.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the imprisonment and treatment by the Government of the Soviet Union of Alexander Paritsky and his family.

Introduced: November 10, 1981 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Dec 15, 1981
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Dec 15, 1981
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Dec 14, 1981
Received in the Senate.
Dec 14, 1981
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 416.
Dec 9, 1981
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 9, 1981
Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Dec 9, 1981
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Dec 9, 1981
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 9, 1981
Ordered to be Reported.
Dec 9, 1981
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 3, 1981
Favorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Nov 19, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Nov 18, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Nov 18, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Nov 10, 1981
Introduced in House
Nov 10, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) express U.S. opposition to the imprisonment of Alexander Paritsky; (2) urge the Soviet Union to release him from prison, to stop harassing him and his family, and to permit him and his family to emigrate; and (3) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will consider the extent to which countries honor their commitments under international law when evaluating U.S. relations with such countries.

What's happening now December 15, 1981

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 215: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the imprisonment and treatment by the Government of the Soviet Union of Alexander Paritsky and his family.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-215/
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"H. Con. Res. 215: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the imprisonment and treatment by the Government of the Soviet Union of Alexander Paritsky and his family.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-215/.
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H. Con. Res. 215, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-215/.
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