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SCONRES 47 97th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Emigration International Affairs U.S.S.R.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the imprisonment and treatment by the Government of the Soviet Union of Alexander Paritsky and his family.

Introduced: November 10, 1981 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Dec 15, 1981
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Dec 10, 1981
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 405.
Dec 10, 1981
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Percy favorably without amendment and an amendment to the preamble. Without written report.
Dec 8, 1981
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 10, 1981
Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Nov 10, 1981
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) express U.S. opposition to the imprisonment of Alexander Paritsky; (2) urge the Soviet Union to release him from prison, to stop harassing him and his family, and to permit him and his family to emigrate; and (3) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will consider the extent to which countries honor their commitments under international law when evaluating U.S. relations with such countries.

What's happening now December 15, 1981

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 15, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 47: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the imprisonment and treatment by the Government of the Soviet Union of Alexander Paritsky and his family.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SCONRES-47/
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"S. Con. Res. 47: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the imprisonment and treatment by the Government of the Soviet Union of Alexander Paritsky and his family.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SCONRES-47/.
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S. Con. Res. 47, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SCONRES-47/.
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[S. Con. Res. 47: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the imprisonment and treatment by the Government of the Soviet Union of Alexander Paritsky and his family.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-SCONRES-47/)
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