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HJRES 363 99th Congress House International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Treaties U.S.S.R.

A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress with respect to the failure of the Soviet Union to comply with section 7 of the Helsinki accords.

Introduced: July 30, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 9, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Aug 9, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jul 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 30, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should reaffirm its commitment to the principles expressed in section seven of the Helsinki Accords; and (2) the President should urge Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to reaffirm the Soviet Union's commitment to such principles.

What's happening now August 9, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 19, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 4, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 363: A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress with respect to the failure of the Soviet Union to comply with section 7 of the Helsinki accords.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-363/
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"H.J. Res. 363: A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress with respect to the failure of the Soviet Union to comply with section 7 of the Helsinki accords.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-363/.
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H.J. Res. 363, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-363/.
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[H.J. Res. 363: A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress with respect to the failure of the Soviet Union to comply with section 7 of the Helsinki accords.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-363/)
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