HJRES 357
99th Congress
House
International Affairs
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Emigration
U.S.S.R.
A joint resolution to appeal for the release of Doctor Yury Orlov and other Helsinki Final Act monitors.
Introduced: July 26, 1985
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Aug 2, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jul 26, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 26, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the Congress' concern about Doctor Yury Orlov and calls upon the Soviet Union to release him from exile and allow him and his wife to emigrate. Urges the President to instruct the Secretary of State to raise this issue with the Soviet Union and at specified forums.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.