A joint resolution designating "Baltic Freedom Day".
Public Law 99-329 · S.J.Res. 271 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on May 28, 1986 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Donald Riegle (D-MI)
Cosponsors (42): Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, Sen. William Roth,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Expresses disapproval of the refusal of the Soviet Union to recognize the sovereignty of the Baltic Republics.
Designates the 14th day of June 1986 as Baltic Freedom Day. Authorizes and requests the President to submit the issue of Baltic self-determination to the United Nations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Foreign Affairs Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee- Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · discharged from, referred to
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- May 28, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-329.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 19, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 15, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Mar 14, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Mar 3, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Feb 27, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- Feb 20, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Feb 6, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.