HRES 67 98th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Conferences Emigration International Affairs Jews U.S.S.R.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Soviet Government should immediately release Anatoly Shcharansky and allow him to emigrate.

Introduced: February 8, 1983 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Apr 12, 1983

Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Apr 12, 1983

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Apr 12, 1983

Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Apr 12, 1983

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Apr 12, 1983

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Apr 12, 1983

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 12, 1983

Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations Discharged.

Apr 12, 1983

Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East Discharged.

Apr 12, 1983

Favorable Executive Comment Received From State.

Feb 24, 1983

Executive Comment Requested from State.

Feb 17, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

Feb 17, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

Feb 8, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Feb 8, 1983

Introduced in House

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 37	—	An amendment to add language dealing with the signatories of the Helsinki Final Act. It calls upon them to ab…	Pending	Apr 12, 1983

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Anatoly Shcharansky should be released from prison and permitted to emigrate.

Urges continued expression of U.S. opposition to the imprisonment of Anatoly Shcharansky.

What's happening now April 12, 1983

Resolution Agreed to in House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Europe and the Middle East Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee

Cosponsors 7

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Mar 16, 1983

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Feb 23, 1983

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Feb 23, 1983

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Feb 15, 1983

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Feb 15, 1983

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Feb 10, 1983

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Feb 10, 1983

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 67: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Soviet Government should immediately release Anatoly Shcharansky and allow him to emigrate.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-67/

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"H. Res. 67: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Soviet Government should immediately release Anatoly Shcharansky and allow him to emigrate.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-67/.

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