HRES 200
97th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
International Affairs
Political prisoners
U.S.S.R.
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the unjust imprisonment of Benedict Scott (Vytautas Skuodis) by the Government of the Soviet Union.
Everywhere this bill has been
14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 4, 1982
Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
May 4, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
May 4, 1982
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
May 4, 1982
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
Apr 1, 1982
Ordered to be Reported.
Apr 1, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 3, 1982
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Feb 3, 1982
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 10, 1981
Favorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Aug 4, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Aug 4, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Aug 4, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jul 28, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 28, 1981
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) express to the Soviet Union the U.S. opposition to the Soviet's imprisonment of Benedict Scott (Vytautas Skuodis); and (2) take every appropriate action to secure his release from prison and the emigration of him and his family.
What's happening now
Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Cosponsors
3
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 200: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the unjust imprisonment of Benedict Scott (Vytautas Skuodis) by the Government of the Soviet Union.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-200/
"H. Res. 200: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the unjust imprisonment of Benedict Scott (Vytautas Skuodis) by the Government of the Soviet Union.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-200/.
H. Res. 200, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-200/.
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