Welcomes steps taken toward institutionalizing a democratic process in the Soviet Union, with the convening on May 25, 1989, of a Congress of Peoples' Deputies from which members of the Supreme Soviet will be elected.
Expresses the hope that this process will ultimately result in a reconstituted Supreme Soviet with access to the information needed to make policy and the power to make laws, approve and alter budgets, appoint and change government officials, and oversee security and military services.
Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
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