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Congressional Funding Prohibition

When: February 28, 1867
Where: United States Capitol
Part of: United States Congress forbids funding of diplomatic envoys to the Holy See

Congress passed legislation on February 28, 1867, prohibiting future funding for US diplomatic missions to the Holy See, causing relations to lapse.

The United States Congress enacted a law forbidding taxpayer funding for diplomatic envoys to the Holy See. This legislative action resulted in the immediate lapse of consular relations that had been maintained since 1797. The prohibition remained in effect until its repeal in 1983.

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Holy See–United States relations Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-26

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