HCONRES 259 · 96th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
A concurrent resolution calling upon the Soviet Union to release Andrei Sakharov from internal exile immediately.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(1980-01-24)
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should release Andrei Sakharov from internal exile immediately. Urges the President, through the Secretary of State to: (1) express U.S. opposition to Sakharov's exile; (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will take into account, in evaluating its reactions with other countries, the extent to which those countries honor their commitments under international law.…
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14 Democrats6 Republicans