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HCONRES 269 99th Congress House International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Dissenters Right to travel Treaties U.S.S.R.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that while the Soviet authorities are to be commended for allowing Elena Bonner to visit the United States for medical treatment, the Soviet…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that while the Soviet authorities are to be commended for allowing Elena Bonner to visit the United States for medical treatment, the Soviet Union is obligated under several international agreements to extend the rights of freedom of expression, of movement, of association, and of communication, to her and to her husband, Andrei Sakharov.

Introduced: January 21, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jan 29, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jan 29, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jan 21, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 21, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Soviet Union has taken a step in allowing Elena Bonner to travel to the United States for medical purposes, and should follow up by restoring to her and Andrei Sakharov their right to travel and freedom of expression.

Urges the President to protest the repeated violations of the Sakharovs' rights by the Soviet authorities and to call upon other signatory nations of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe to join in such protests.

What's happening now January 29, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 21, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 269: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that while the Soviet authorities are to be commended for allowing Elena Bonner to visit the United States for medical treatment, the Soviet Union is obligated under several international agreements to extend the rights of freedom of expression, of movement, of association, and of communication, to her and to her husband, Andrei Sakharov.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-269/
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"H. Con. Res. 269: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that while the Soviet authorities are to be commended for allowing Elena Bonner to visit the United States for medical treatment, the Soviet Union is obligated under several international agreements to extend the rights of freedom of expression, of movement, of association, and of communication, to her and to her husband, Andrei Sakharov.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-269/.
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H. Con. Res. 269, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-269/.
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[H. Con. Res. 269: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that while the Soviet authorities are to be commended for allowing Elena Bonner to visit the United States for medical treatment, the Soviet Union is obligated under several international agreements to extend the rights of freedom of expression, of movement, of association, and of communication, to her and to her husband, Andrei Sakharov.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-269/)
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