HJRES 373 97th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Conferences Emigration International Affairs Jews Religious liberty U.S.S.R. United Nations

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Soviet Union should respect the rights of its citizens to practice their religion and to emigrate, and that these…

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A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Soviet Union should respect the rights of its citizens to practice their religion and to emigrate, and that these matters should be among the issues raised at the 38th meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights at Geneva in February 1982.

Introduced: December 10, 1981 See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 22, 1982

Became Public Law No: 97-157.

Mar 22, 1982

Signed by President.

Mar 11, 1982

Measure Signed in Senate.

Mar 11, 1982

Presented to President.

Mar 4, 1982

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 4, 1982

Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Mar 2, 1982

Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 387 - 0 (Record Vote No: 11).

Mar 2, 1982

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 387 - 0 (Record Vote No: 11).

Mar 2, 1982

Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

Mar 2, 1982

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Suspension of Rules.

Feb 25, 1982

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Feb 25, 1982

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Feb 23, 1982

Favorable Executive Comment Received From State.

Feb 3, 1982

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

Feb 3, 1982

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jan 25, 1982

Executive Comment Requested from State.

Dec 17, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

Dec 17, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

Dec 10, 1981

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Dec 10, 1981

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should instruct the U.S. delegation to the February meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to tell the Commission that the Soviet Union should stop harassing Soviet Jews and should allow its citizens to practice their religion and to emigrate. Urges the Soviet Union to comply with its human rights obligations. Urges the President to: (1) express, to the Soviet Union, U.S. opposition to harassment of Soviet citizens and to restrictions on emigration; and (2) reiterate that the United States will consider the extent to which other nations honor their commitments under international law when evaluating its relations with such nations.

What's happening now March 22, 1982

Became Public Law No: 97-157.

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Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Europe and the Middle East Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee

Cosponsors 3

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Dec 10, 1981

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Dec 10, 1981

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Dec 10, 1981

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 373: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Soviet Union should respect the rights of its citizens to practice their religion and to emigrate, and that these matters should be among the issues raised at the 38th meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights at Geneva in February 1982.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-373/

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"H.J. Res. 373: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Soviet Union should respect the rights of its citizens to practice their religion and to emigrate, and that these matters should be among the issues raised at the 38th meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights at Geneva in February 1982.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-373/.

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H.J. Res. 373, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-373/.

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[H.J. Res. 373: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Soviet Union should respect the rights of its citizens to practice their religion and to emigrate, and that these matters should be among the issues raised at the 38th meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights at Geneva in February 1982.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-373/)