H.Con.Res. 312: Urging the Government of the Russian Federation to withdraw the first draft of the proposed legislation as passed in its first reading in the State Duma that would have the effect of severely restricting the establishment, operations, and activities of domestic, international, and foreign nongovernmental organizations in the Russian Federation, or to modify the proposed legislation to entirely remove these restrictions.
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H.Con.Res. 312: Urging the Government of the Russian Federation to withdraw the first draft of the proposed legislation as passed in its first reading in the State Duma that would have the effect of severely restricting the establishment, operations, and activities of domestic, international, and foreign nongovernmental organizations in the Russian Federation, or to modify the proposed legislation to entirely remove these restrictions.
109th Congress · introduced 2005-12-08 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-12-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 641 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HCONRES312 (2005-12-15), Passed. See all
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Official title
Urging the Government of the Russian Federation to withdraw the first draft of the proposed legislation as passed in its first reading in the State Duma that would have the effect of severely restricting the establishment, operations, and activities of domestic, international, and foreign nongovernmental organizations in the Russian Federation, or to modify the proposed legislation to entirely remove these restrictions.
Plain summary
Urges: (1) the government of the Russian Federation to withdraw the first draft of the proposed legislation that would restrict the establishment and activities of domestic, international, and foreign nongovernmental organizations in the Russian Federation, or to modify the proposed legislation to remove such restrictions; and (2) in the event that the first draft of such proposed legislation is not withdrawn, the State Duma and the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly to amend the legislation to ensure the establishment and autonomous operations of such nongovernmental organizations in accordance with the practices universally adopted by democracies, including the provisions regarding foreign assistance.
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Urging the Government of the Russian Federation to withdraw the first draft of the proposed legislation as passed in its first reading in the State Duma that would have the effect of severely restricting the establishment, operations, and activities of domestic, international, and foreign nongovernmental organizations in the Russian Federation, or to modify the proposed legislation to entirely remove these restrictions.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Sponsor: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · 11 cosponsors
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Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 641 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HCONRES312 (2005-12-15): Passed
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- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hconres312.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hconres>
Record fed-us-cong109-hconres312 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109