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S. 12 (99th)

Foreign Surveillance Prevention Act of 1985

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Introduced

3 January 1985

Last action

3 January 1985 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsors

Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH]

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29 August 2025

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Summary

Foreign Surveillance Prevention Act of 1985 - Directs the President to take specified actions if a person with diplomatic immunity is engaging in electronic surveillance for a foreign power in the United States. Requires the President to inform the Congress of the suspected electronic surveillance. Directs the President, unless it would compromise U.S. intelligence gathering, to: (1) inform the persons reasonably believed to be targets of such surveillance; (2) inform the representative of the foreign power and demand that the surveillance end; and (3) declare the person doing the surveillance, if the surveillance does not end within a specified time, to be persona non grata in the United States and demand that such person leave the country.

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Timeline

  1. 3 January 1985

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 January 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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