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HCONRES 336 97th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Emigration International Affairs Jews Religion and Clergy Religion in communist countries U.S.S.R.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the compliance by the Soviet Union with certain international agreements on human rights.

Introduced: May 10, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 1, 1982
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 30, 1982
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 30, 1982
Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1982
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 21, 1982
Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East Discharged.
Sep 21, 1982
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 21, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 21, 1982
Executive Comment Received From State.
Sep 15, 1982
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Sep 15, 1982
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 8, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from State.
May 20, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 20, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 20, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
May 10, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 10, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Soviet Union should comply with certain international agreements relating to human rights by pursuing a more humane emigration policy and by ceasing harassment of Jews and others seeking to emigrate; (2) Soviet compliance with internationally recognized emigration rights would significantly promote improved relations with the United States; (3) the President should convey these concerns of Congress to the Soviet Union at every appropriate opportunity; and (4) the President should also convey these concerns to U.S. allies.

What's happening now October 1, 1982

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 1982
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 21, 1982
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 21, 1982
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 10, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 336: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the compliance by the Soviet Union with certain international agreements on human rights.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-336/
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"H. Con. Res. 336: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the compliance by the Soviet Union with certain international agreements on human rights.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-336/.
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H. Con. Res. 336, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-336/.
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