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HRES 506 97th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Emigration International Affairs U.S.S.R.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the Soviet Union's obligations under international law to allow Lev Shapiro, his wife Elizaveta Shapiro, and their…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the Soviet Union's obligations under international law to allow Lev Shapiro, his wife Elizaveta Shapiro, and their child to emigrate to Israel.

Introduced: June 16, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 21, 1982
Executive Comment Received From State.
Jun 28, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jun 24, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jun 24, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jun 16, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 16, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) urge the Soviet Union to allow Lev Shapiro and his family to emigrate to Israel; 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.

What's happening now September 21, 1982

Executive Comment Received From State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Aug 18, 1982
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 18, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 506: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the Soviet Union's obligations under international law to allow Lev Shapiro, his wife Elizaveta Shapiro, and their child to emigrate to Israel.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-506/
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"H. Res. 506: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the Soviet Union's obligations under international law to allow Lev Shapiro, his wife Elizaveta Shapiro, and their child to emigrate to Israel.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-506/.
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H. Res. 506, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-506/.
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