HCONRES 218
97th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Emigration
International Affairs
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 Mart Niklus, and for other purposes.
Introduced: November 12, 1981
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Became law
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
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Baker for Senator Percy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Jun 16, 1982
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 675.
Jun 15, 1982
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 5, 1982
Received in the Senate and read twice 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.
Feb 3, 1982
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 25, 1982
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 12, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 12, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) continue to express U.S. opposition to the imprisonment of Mart Niklus; (2) urge the Soviet Union to permit Niklus 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.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.