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SJRES 323 99th Congress Senate Commemorations Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Dissenters International Affairs Special days U.S.S.R.

A joint resolution to designate May 21, 1986, as "National Andrei Sakharov Day".

Introduced: April 15, 1986 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 1986
Became Public Law No: 99-314.
May 20, 1986
Signed by President.
May 14, 1986
Presented to President.
May 14, 1986
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 12, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 12, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
May 12, 1986
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 29, 1986
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 29, 1986
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Apr 29, 1986
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 15, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 15, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates May 21, 1986, as National Andrei Sakharov Day. Authorizes and requests the President to urge the Soviet Union to permit Andrei Sakharov and Elena Bonner to freely choose their place of residence.

What's happening now May 20, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-314.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 596 Identical bill A joint resolution to designate May 21, 1986, as "National Andrei Sakharov Day".
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 21, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 323: A joint resolution to designate May 21, 1986, as "National Andrei Sakharov Day".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-323/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 323: A joint resolution to designate May 21, 1986, as "National Andrei Sakharov Day".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-323/.
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S.J. Res. 323, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-323/.
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[S.J. Res. 323: A joint resolution to designate May 21, 1986, as "National Andrei Sakharov Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SJRES-323/)
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