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HJRES 599 98th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations International Affairs Special days Treaties U.S.S.R.

A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1984, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".

Introduced: June 20, 1984 See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jun 29, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jun 20, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jun 20, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 20, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates August 1, 1984, as Helsinki Human Rights Day.

Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation reasserting the American commitment to full implementation of the human rights and humanitarian provisions of the Helsinki Accords. Requests the President to raise the issue of noncompliance with such provisions with the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries at every available opportunity.

What's happening now June 29, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 317 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1984, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".
 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 25, 1984
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 27, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 599: A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1984, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-599/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 599: A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1984, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-599/.
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H.J. Res. 599, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-599/.
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[H.J. Res. 599: A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1984, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-599/)
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