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
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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 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.
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Executive Comment Requested from State.