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A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Doctor Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such…

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A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Doctor Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such Government should cease its persecution of Viktor Brailovsky and permit him and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.

Introduced: March 2, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Mar 11, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 11, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 2, 1983
Introduced in House
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Condemns the trial and conviction of Dr. Viktor Brailovsky by the Soviet Union. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should express to the Soviet Union U.S. concern and opposition to the internal exile of Dr. Brailovsky and to the Soviet Union's refusal to permit Dr. Brailovsky and his family to emigrate; (2) the Soviet Union should comply with various international agreements by reversing Dr. Brailovsky's conviction and by permitting him and his family to emigrate; and (3) the Soviet Union should cease persecuting individuals seeking to emigrate and should cease denying basic rights to Soviet Jews.

What's happening now March 11, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 23, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 2, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 2, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 2, 1983
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 2, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 118: A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Doctor Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such Government should cease its persecution of Viktor Brailovsky and permit him and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-118/
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"H. Res. 118: A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Doctor Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such Government should cease its persecution of Viktor Brailovsky and permit him and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-118/.
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H. Res. 118, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-118/.
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[H. Res. 118: A resolution condemning the unjust trial and sentencing of Doctor Viktor Brailovsky by the Government of the Soviet Union, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that such Government should cease its persecution of Viktor Brailovsky and permit him and his family to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-118/)
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