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S.J.Res. 154 (102nd)

A joint resolution to designate August 1, 1991, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".

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Introduced

4 June 1991

Last action

10 July 1991 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

Sponsors

Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]

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Summary

Designates August 1, 1991, as Helsinki Human Rights Day. Authorizes and requests the President to: (1) reassert American commitment to the Helsinki Accords; (2) raise the issue of noncompliance with such Accords with any signatory nation which may be in violation; (3) convey to all signatories of such Accords that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is vital to progress in the ongoing Helsinki process; and (4) develop new proposals to advance the human rights objectives of the Helsinki process, including the self-determination of peoples.

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Timeline

  1. 4 June 1991

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 June 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 June 1991

    Passed

    Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  4. 26 June 1991

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  5. 26 June 1991

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Discharge

  6. 26 June 1991

    Committee

    Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

  7. 27 June 1991

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  8. 27 June 1991

    Introduced

    Referred jointly to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  9. 27 June 1991

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

  10. 9 July 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

    Source: Committee

  11. 10 July 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

    Source: Committee

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