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HCONRES 379 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 that the Soviet Union should permit Sergei Petrov to emigrate to the United States to be reunited with his wife, Virginia Hurt Johnson.

Introduced: July 21, 1982 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 97th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 28, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jul 28, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jul 21, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 21, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should permit Sergei Petrov to emigrate to the United States to be reunited with his wife.

What's happening now July 28, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 22, 1982
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 379: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should permit Sergei Petrov to emigrate to the United States to be reunited with his wife, Virginia Hurt Johnson.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-379/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 379: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should permit Sergei Petrov to emigrate to the United States to be reunited with his wife, Virginia Hurt Johnson.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-379/.
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H. Con. Res. 379, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-379/.
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[H. Con. Res. 379: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should permit Sergei Petrov to emigrate to the United States to be reunited with his wife, Virginia Hurt Johnson.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-379/)
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