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This resolution would express the sense of the Senate against allowing current and former diplomats, officials, and members of the U.S. Armed Forces to be questioned by the Russian government led by Vladimir Putin.

As a simple resolution, this legislation is non-binding and wouldn’t advance beyond the Senate if adopted.

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