SRES 486 99th Congress Senate International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Conferences Foreign correspondents Newspapers and Periodicals Press organizations Reporters and reporting U.S.S.R.

A resolution relating to the arrest of U.S. correspondent Nicholas Daniloff.

Introduced: September 8, 1986 See on congress.gov

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Sep 9, 1986

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 93-0. Record Vote No: 256.

Sep 9, 1986

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 93-0. Record Vote No: 256.

Sep 9, 1986

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Sep 8, 1986

Submitted in the Senate and the Senate began consideration.

Sep 8, 1986

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Senate: (1) condemns the Soviet Union for the arrest and indictment of U.S. foreign correspondent Nicholas Daniloff and demands his immediate and unconditional release; (2) expresses its concern that the Soviet Union's failure to resolve this matter threatens to undermine U.S.-Soviet relations and jeopardizes the summit meeting between President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev; and (3) urges that all news gathering organizations that provide support to Soviet news organizations should consider appropriate actions to demand Daniloff's release.

What's happening now September 9, 1986

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 93-0. Record Vote No: 256.

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McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Sep 9, 1986

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