legislation: 100-sconres-8
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| 100-sconres-8 | 100 | sconres | 8 | A concurrent resolution relating to the current human rights policies of the Soviet Union. | International Affairs | 1987-01-16 | 1987-01-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 31 | Declares that the Congress: (1) protests the continued human rights repression in the Soviet Union, especially the new emigration regulations, despite Soviet attempts to be in compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and other international human rights agreements; (2) views such abuses as an impediment to bilateral relations between the United States and the Soviet Union; (3) calls upon Soviet authorities to release specified individuals and to allow their emigration; and (4) dedicates itself as a priority in the 100th Congress to support the restoration of human rights to all Soviet citizens, especially the Soviet Jews' right to emigrate. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/8 |