A concurrent resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to end the current repressive policies of forced labor and expressing the sense of Congress that the exploitation of workers in forced labor camps by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is morally reprehensible.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

24 March 1983

Last action

18 November 1983 · Vote

Status

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsors

Christopher Smith, Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-15], Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15], Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-38], Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2], Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], SANDER LEVIN, Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5], Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4], Charles Schumer, Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42], Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6], Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

14 January 2025

Official source View documents Share

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should express U.S. opposition to the Soviet Union's policies of forced labor. Declares that the Soviet Union should cease such practices and honor their international commitments.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

24 March 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 March 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Source: Committee
21 April 1983
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Source: Committee
9 November 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
17 November 1983
Committee
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
17 November 1983
Floor
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
17 November 1983
Discharge
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Discharge
18 November 1983
Introduced
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
18 November 1983
Vote
Motion to Reconsider Tabled in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 390 - 0 (Record Vote No: 530).
Source: Floor
18 November 1983
Vote
Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 402 - 0 (Record Vote No: 529).
Source: Floor
18 November 1983
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 402 - 0 (Record Vote No: 529).
Source: Floor

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 March 1983
Open at official source

Related records

related to ← A concurrent resolution calling upon the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to end the current repressive policies of forced labor and expressing the sense of the Congress that the exploitation of workers in forced-labor camps by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is morally reprehensible.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.

Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/100
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hconres/100
us · 98-hconres-100 · source updated 14 January 2025