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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress associates itself fully and completely with the hunger strike protest by Andrei Sakharov and urges the Government…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress associates itself fully and completely with the hunger strike protest by Andrei Sakharov and urges the Government of the Soviet Union to abide by its commitments and to permit Yelizaveta Alekseyeva to emigrate.

Introduced: December 8, 1981 See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Dec 9, 1981

Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Dec 9, 1981

Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Dec 9, 1981

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 9, 1981

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 8, 1981

Ordered to be Reported.

Dec 8, 1981

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Dec 8, 1981

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Dec 8, 1981

Introduced in House

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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress associates itself with the hunger strike by Andrei Sakharov. Urges the Soviet Union to permit Yelizaveta Alekseyeva to emigrate. Urges the Soviet Union to allow Andrei Sakharov and his wife to choose their place of residence.

What's happening now December 9, 1981

Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Dec 8, 1981

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 286: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress associates itself fully and completely with the hunger strike protest by Andrei Sakharov and urges the Government of the Soviet Union to abide by its commitments and to permit Yelizaveta Alekseyeva to emigrate.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-286/

MLA

"H. Res. 286: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress associates itself fully and completely with the hunger strike protest by Andrei Sakharov and urges the Government of the Soviet Union to abide by its commitments and to permit Yelizaveta Alekseyeva to emigrate.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-286/.

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H. Res. 286, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-286/.

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[H. Res. 286: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress associates itself fully and completely with the hunger strike protest by Andrei Sakharov and urges the Government of the Soviet Union to abide by its commitments and to permit Yelizaveta Alekseyeva to emigrate.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-286/)