Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the 20th Anniversary of the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

H.RES.759
Introduced: 
October 18, 2007
110
First
October 30, 2007
Passed in House

59 cosponsors.

“Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the 20th Anniversary of the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry on the Mall in Washington, D.C.” Honors the mentioned movement and a demonstration held in Washington D.C. just before a Reagan-Gorbachev summit there that called for the Soviet Union to allow the emigration of those who wished to leave the country, especially Jews.

See also: companion measure S. Res. 367 on 11/6/07; related measure H. Res. 669 on 9/20/07.

Passed in House by voice vote 10/30/07.

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

Gary Ackerman(D-)Shelly Berkley(D-NV)Howard Berman(D-CA)Dan Burton(R-IN)
Read more...
Gary Ackerman(D-)Shelly Berkley(D-NV)Howard Berman(D-CA)Dan Burton(R-IN)GK Butterfield(D-NC)Eric Cantor(R-VA)William Clay Jr(D-MO)Stephen Cohen(D-TN)Joseph Crowley(D-)Elijah Cummings(D-MD)Danny Davis(D-IL)Rahm Emanuel(D-IL)Eliot Engel(D-)Barney Frank(D-MA)Jim Gerlach(R-PA)Gabrielle Giffords(D-AZ)Charlie Gonzalez(D-TX)Jane Harman(D-CA)Alcee Hastings(D-FL)Brian Higgins(D-)Paul Hodes(D-NH)Rush Holt(D-NJ)Mike Honda(D-CA)Steny Hoyer(D-MD)Steve Israel(D-)Sheila Jackson-Lee(D-TX)Steve Kagen(D-WI)Mark Kirk(R-IL)Ron Klein(D-FL)Tom Lantos(D-CA)Sander Levin(D-MI)John Lewis(D-GA)John Linder(R-GA)Nita Lowey(D-)Carolyn Maloney(D-)Edward Markey(D-MA)Doris Matsui(D-CA)Michael McNulty(D-)George Miller(D-CA)Jerrold Nadler(D-NY)Eleanor Holmes Norton(D-DC)Frank Pallone Jr(D-NJ)Donald Payne(D-NJ)Jon Porter(R-NV)Charles Rangel(D-)Steve Rothman(D-NJ)Linda Sanchez(D-CA)Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)Jim Saxton(R-NJ)Jan Schakowsky(D-IL)Adam Schiff(D-CA)Allyson Schwartz(D-PA)Brad Sherman(D-CA)Louise McIntosh Slaughter(D-)Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)Debbie Wasserman-Shultz(D-FL)Anthony Weiner(D-)Robert Wexler(D-FL)John Yarmuth(D-KY)

More info

For more information, Click Here to visit this measure’s page at congress.gov.

Legislation Topics

Europe Holocaust Israel/Israelis Jews