HCONRES 272 · 96th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Andrei Sakharov should be released from internal exile, urging the President to protest the continued suppression of human rights in the Soviet Union, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1980-02-05· Sponsored by Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Measure passed Senate, roll call #42 (91-0).(1980-02-19)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 1980-02-19
Yea 91Nay 0
PassedSenate · 1980-02-19
Yea 91Nay 0
PassedHouse · 1980-02-05
Yea 402Nay 0
PassedHouse · 1980-02-05
Yea 402Nay 0

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should release Andrei Sakharov from internal exile immediately. Urges the President to: (1) protest Sakharov's exile and the continued suppression of human rights in the Soviet Union; (2) call upon other nations to join in such protests and impose sanctions against the Soviet Union; and (3) inform Helsinki signatory governments that the U.S. delegation intends to raise these violations at the 1980 Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe review meeting.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans