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A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Dr. Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such Government…

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A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Dr. Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such Government should cease its persecution of Dr. Brailovsky and permit him and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.

Introduced: June 24, 1981 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Jun 30, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jun 30, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jun 24, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 24, 1981
Introduced in House
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Condemns the trial and conviction of Dr. Viktor Brailovsky by the Soviet Union. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should express to the Soviet Union U.S. concern and opposition to the internal exile of Dr. Brailovsky and to the Soviet Union's refusal to permit Dr. Brailovsky and his family to emigrate; (2) the Soviet Union should comply with various international agreements by reversing Dr. Brailovsky's conviction and by permitting him and his family to emigrate; and (3) the Soviet Union should cease persecuting individuals seeking to emigrate and should cease denying basic rights to Soviet Jews.

What's happening now June 30, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 15, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 167: A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Dr. Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such Government should cease its persecution of Dr. Brailovsky and permit him and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-167/
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"H. Res. 167: A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Dr. Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such Government should cease its persecution of Dr. Brailovsky and permit him and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-167/.
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H. Res. 167, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-167/.
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[H. Res. 167: A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Dr. Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such Government should cease its persecution of Dr. Brailovsky and permit him and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-167/)
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