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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the jamming of western radio broadcasts by the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.

Introduced: November 1, 1985 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Nov 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Nov 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Nov 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Nov 1, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 1, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Congress: (1) protests the use of jamming stations by the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland which make it impossible for the people of Central and Eastern Europe to receive Western radio broadcasts; (2) condemns the use of such jamming stations as a breach of human rights and incompatible with a specified treaty and detente; (3) welcomes the efforts of Western broadcasting organizations providing news and opinions; and (4) expects the Foreign Ministers meeting at the Budapest Cultural Forum to urge such governments to dismantle such jamming stations.

What's happening now November 7, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 226: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the jamming of western radio broadcasts by the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-226/
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"H. Con. Res. 226: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the jamming of western radio broadcasts by the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-226/.
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H. Con. Res. 226, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-226/.
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[H. Con. Res. 226: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the jamming of western radio broadcasts by the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-226/)
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