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.
Became Public Law No: 102-93.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Received in the House.
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
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