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SJRES 120 100th Congress Senate International Affairs Consular agreements District of Columbia Embassies Espionage Federal installations Government Operations and Politics National Security and Intelligence Operations National security crimes Negotiations Treaties U.S.S.R.

A joint resolution to void certain agreements relating to the site of the Soviet Union's embassy in the District of Columbia.

Introduced: April 30, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 30, 1987
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes congressional findings concerning Soviet espionage activities at the new American Embassy in Moscow and the location of the new Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Directs the President to: (1) void the current Embassy agreements with the Soviet Union; and (2) enter into negotiations for a new agreement under which the Soviet Union will move its new Embassy to a site in Washington, D.C., which is not more than 90 feet above mean sea level.

What's happening now April 30, 1987

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 19, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 120: A joint resolution to void certain agreements relating to the site of the Soviet Union's embassy in the District of Columbia.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-120/
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"S.J. Res. 120: A joint resolution to void certain agreements relating to the site of the Soviet Union's embassy in the District of Columbia.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-120/.
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S.J. Res. 120, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-120/.
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