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S. 1901 (99th)

A bill to amend the Foreign Missions Act regarding the treatment of certain Communist countries, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

5 December 1985

Last action

5 December 1985 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsors

Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Rep. Cohen, William S. [R-ME-2], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Rep. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID-1], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA], Sen. Rudman, Warren [R-NH], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA], Rep. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI-9], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Rep. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO-5], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK]

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14 January 2025

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Summary

Amends the Foreign Missions Act to direct the Secretary of State to apply to each foreign mission of specified communist countries located in the United States the same conditions which are applied to the Soviet foreign mission in the United States unless waiver of this requirement is necessary for national security and foreign policy circumstances. Directs the Secretary to report to the congressional intelligence committees on the implementation of this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 5 December 1985

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 December 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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