There have been 12 wilderness related bills passed thus far by the Senate in the 98th Congress. including the adoption of S. 96 which authorizes the acquisition of land for an addition to the Effigy National Forest. and S. 543. the Wyoming Wilderness Act. which includes certain national forest system lands in the State of Wyoming for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. In the area of foreign affairs. the Senate proved that it was ready to meet the challenge of global developments and relations. Senate Resolution 112 expressed the Senates concern for the refugees and civilians caught in the armed conflict on the Thailand and Kampuchea border. Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 protested Soviet emigration policies and called on the Soviet leadership to improve their human rights positions. The plights of Anatoly Shcharansky. Andrei Sakharov and Ida Nudel were characterized through Senate Resolution 133 and Senate Joint Resolution 96 which also reflected on the problem of Soviet Jewry and Helsinki Human Rights Day.
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