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HCONRES 219 97th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Emigration International Affairs U.S.S.R.

A concurrent resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to end the current policies of Jewish emigration discrimination and anti-Semitism.

Introduced: November 12, 1981 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that policies of Jewish emigration discrimination and anti-Semitism are morally reprehensible. Urges the President to tell the Soviet Union that the United States opposes these policies and wants emigration restrictions on Soviet Jews removed.

What's happening now November 19, 1981

Executive Comment Requested from State.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 1981
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 8, 1981
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 20, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 219: A concurrent resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to end the current policies of Jewish emigration discrimination and anti-Semitism.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-219/
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"H. Con. Res. 219: A concurrent resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to end the current policies of Jewish emigration discrimination and anti-Semitism.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-219/.
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H. Con. Res. 219, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-219/.
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[H. Con. Res. 219: A concurrent resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to end the current policies of Jewish emigration discrimination and anti-Semitism.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-219/)
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