United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 70 (96th)
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek, through diplomatic channels, the withdrawal of certain personnel of the Soviet Union from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and the release by the Soviet Union of political prisoners of Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian descent.
Introduced
8 March 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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7 February 2024
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President: (1) should enter into negotiations to secure the withdrawal of Soviet personnel and the release of political prisoners from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; (2) should instruct the U.S. delegation to present the illegal Soviet actions in such countries at the preparatory meeting of the 1980 Madrid meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; and (3) should gain the cooperation of other nations in achieving such objectives.
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summary · EN · 8 March 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/70
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hconres/70