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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Soviet Union should allow Igor Ogurtsov to be released from internal exile and allowed to emigrate to the West without…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Soviet Union should allow Igor Ogurtsov to be released from internal exile and allowed to emigrate to the West without renouncing his views.

Introduced: February 25, 1985 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Dec 16, 1985

Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

Dec 16, 1985

Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Dec 16, 1985

Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Oct 29, 1985

Ordered to be Reported.

Oct 29, 1985

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 8, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

Mar 8, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

Feb 25, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Feb 25, 1985

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) continue to express U.S. opposition to the exile of Igor Ogurtsov; and (2) urge the Soviet Union to provide Igor Ogurtsov with medical care, grant his release from exile, and accept his application for an exit visa and allow him to emigrate without forcing him to renounce his views.

What's happening now December 16, 1985

Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Europe and the Middle East Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee

Cosponsors 3

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Oct 30, 1985

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Oct 1, 1985

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Jul 16, 1985

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 76: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Soviet Union should allow Igor Ogurtsov to be released from internal exile and allowed to emigrate to the West without renouncing his views.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-76/

MLA

"H. Res. 76: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Soviet Union should allow Igor Ogurtsov to be released from internal exile and allowed to emigrate to the West without renouncing his views.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-76/.

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H. Res. 76, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-76/.

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