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HRES 310 99th Congress House Immigration Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues International Affairs Right of asylum U.S.S.R.

A resolution expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Miroslav Medvid should not be allowed to be removed from the United States until a complete investigation can determine whether he has been accorded all rights due him as a possible defector, and until he is accorded those rights.

Introduced: November 6, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Nov 13, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Nov 12, 1985
See H.Res.314.
Nov 6, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Nov 6, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 6, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should protect the human rights of Miroslav Medvid by not allowing his removal from the United States until a complete investigation can determine whether he has been accorded all rights due him as a possible defector, and until he is accorded such rights; (2) the President should ensure that Mr. Medvid is afforded an interview on U.S. soil, with an interpreter fluent in Ukrainian, in an environment free of intimidation and without the presence of Soviet authorities so that he may freely decide whether to restate and have granted his initial asylum request; (3) all Federal agencies involved in the handling of Mr. Medvid's case should review their policies regarding political asylum; (4) the Immigration and Naturalization Service should establish clear rules and procedures designed to prevent the forced return of a person seeking political asylum; and (5) the Attorney General should pursue an active investigation in the Medvid case in order to avoid a similar situation in the future.

What's happening now November 15, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

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