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HCONRES 249 97th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues International Affairs Religion and Clergy Religious liberty

A concurrent resolution condemning religious persecution and bigotry as an official policy or practice of national governments.

Introduced: January 26, 1982 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 97th Congress
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 4, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 4, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Feb 4, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jan 26, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 26, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the Congress's opposition to religious persecution and bigotry wherever practiced, encouraged, or tolerated by national governments. Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. officials should emphasize U.S. opposition to such persecution.

States that the appropriate congressional committees should hold hearings to determine U.S. policy toward governments that violate the international law guaranteeing freedom from religious persecution and bigotry.

What's happening now February 4, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 1, 1982
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 9, 1982
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 9, 1982
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 24, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 249: A concurrent resolution condemning religious persecution and bigotry as an official policy or practice of national governments.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-249/
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"H. Con. Res. 249: A concurrent resolution condemning religious persecution and bigotry as an official policy or practice of national governments.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-249/.
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H. Con. Res. 249, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-249/.
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