A bill to amend the Foreign Missions Act to prohibit persons not affiliated with a foreign mission from using that foreign mission in a manner that is incompatible with its status as a foreign mission.

Summary

Amends the Foreign Missions Act (title II of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956) to prohibit a foreign mission from allowing the use of its premises by an unaffiliated alien for any purpose which is incompatible with its status as a foreign mission, including use as a residence. Requires as a condition of a nonimmigrant visa for admission to the United States that a nonimmigrant alien may not use any foreign mission of a foreign country for any purpose which is incompatible with its status as a foreign mission. Allows an exception to such requirement for a nonimmigrant alien who is a member, or a family member of a member, of any foreign mission of that country. Requires the Secretary of State to instruct each consular officer to notify each alien, at the time of application for a nonimmigrant visa, of such condition. Allows the Secretary to waive such restrictions with respect to all foreign missions of a country 30 days after providing written notification of such a waiver to certain committees of the Congress.

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Timeline

1. 24 March 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 March 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 March 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 March 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

   Source: Committee

5. 6 April 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 March 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
• · hsfa00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989