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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Government of the Soviet Union the disapproval of the American people concerning the Soviet…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Government of the Soviet Union the disapproval of the American people concerning the Soviet Union's systematic nondelivery of international mail addressed to certain persons residing within the Soviet Union, and that the United States delegation to the Congress of the Universal Postal Union seek the compliance of the Government of the Soviet Union with the treaties governing international mail to which it is a party.

Introduced: April 26, 1984 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 28, 1984
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jun 28, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 1984
Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1014.
Jun 19, 1984
Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 403 - 0 (Record Vote No: 244).
Jun 19, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 403 - 0 (Record Vote No: 244).
Jun 18, 1984
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Jun 18, 1984
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Jun 18, 1984
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
Jun 18, 1984
House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
May 2, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 2, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 2, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Apr 26, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Apr 26, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 26, 1984
Introduced in House
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Soviet Union the U.S. disapproval of the Soviet Union's: (1) systematic nondelivery of U.S. mail addressed to persons in the Soviet Union; and (2) violation of specified treaties governing international mail.

States that at the meeting of the Congress of the Universal Postal Union in Hamburg, Germany, U.S. representatives should; (1) bring such violations to the attention of the Union; (2) request that an investigation of such violations be conducted by the Union; and (3) consider possible sanctions against the Soviet Union for such violations.

What's happening now June 28, 1984

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 6, 1984
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 31, 1984
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 31, 1984
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 31, 1984
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 15, 1984
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 15, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 294: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Government of the Soviet Union the disapproval of the American people concerning the Soviet Union's systematic nondelivery of international mail addressed to certain persons residing within the Soviet Union, and that the United States delegation to the Congress of the Universal Postal Union seek the compliance of the Government of the Soviet Union with the treaties governing international mail to which it is a party.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-294/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 294: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Government of the Soviet Union the disapproval of the American people concerning the Soviet Union's systematic nondelivery of international mail addressed to certain persons residing within the Soviet Union, and that the United States delegation to the Congress of the Universal Postal Union seek the compliance of the Government of the Soviet Union with the treaties governing international mail to which it is a party.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-294/.
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H. Con. Res. 294, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-294/.
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[H. Con. Res. 294: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should express to the Government of the Soviet Union the disapproval of the American people concerning the Soviet Union's systematic nondelivery of international mail addressed to certain persons residing within the Soviet Union, and that the United States delegation to the Congress of the Universal Postal Union seek the compliance of the Government of the Soviet Union with the treaties governing international mail to which it is a party.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-294/)
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