A concurrent resolution condemning the harassment and persecution by the Soviet Government of Vladimir Kislik.
Latest action. Reported to Senate from the Committee on Foreign Relations (without written rept.).
(Measure passed House, amended) Condemns Soviet persecution of Vladimir Kislik and other Soviet human rights activists. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should request that Kislik be permitted to emigrate from the Soviet Union; and (2) violations of the Final Act of the Congress on Security and Cooperation in Europe should be raised at the review meeting of the Madrid Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House amended" stage on July 31, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
A concurrent resolution needs both chambers to adopt it, and is then done. It is not sent to the President and does not become law.
The record's latest action, on September 30, 1980: Reported to Senate from the Committee on Foreign Relations (without written rept.).
- Adoption by the House
- Adoption by the Senate
What is a concurrent resolution, exactly?
A concurrent resolution is how the two chambers agree on something between themselves, such as a budget framework or the date they adjourn. Both chambers adopt it, the President plays no part, and it does not carry the force of law.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JOHN PORTER (R-IL) introduced it on July 25, 1980, and 35 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 26 Democrats, 9 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on July 25, 1980, 16895 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16828 days ago, on September 30, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
That deadline applies to this measure too, even though it was never headed for the President's desk.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers