SJRES 166
99th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Emigration
U.S.S.R.
A joint resolution to appeal for the release of Dr. Yury Orlov and other Helsinki Final Act monitors.
Introduced: July 17, 1985
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8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 5, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Sep 5, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Sep 5, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 1, 1985
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 1985
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 17, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 17, 1985
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the Senate's 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 privately and at specified forums.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
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