HCONRES 50
97th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Emigration
International Affairs
Political prisoners
U.S.S.R.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union should provide proper medical care for Dr. Viktor Brailovsky and permit him and his family to emigrate to Israel, urging the President to protest the continued suppression of human rights in the Soviet Union, and for other purposes.
Introduced: February 3, 1981
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 1981
Executive Comment Received From State.
Apr 8, 1981
Received in the Senate, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 7, 1981
Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 7, 1981
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 7, 1981
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Apr 7, 1981
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
Apr 2, 1981
Ordered to be Reported.
Apr 2, 1981
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 26, 1981
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 26, 1981
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 2, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Feb 12, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 12, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Feb 3, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 3, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that, in accordance with specified international agreements, the Soviet Union should provide proper medical care for Viktor Brailovsky and permit him to emigrate to Israel with his family. Urges the President to: (1) continue to express U.S. opposition to the imprisonment and treatment of Brailovsky; and (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States, in evaluating its relations with other countries, will consider the extent to which those countries honor their commitments to human rights under international law.
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Executive Comment Received From State.
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