S2565-119

Introduced

To prohibit the District of Columbia government from entering into Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in foreign adversary countries, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 31, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the District of Columbia government from entering into Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in foreign adversary countries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section ided397364977d4121a147ddf776f4fb48: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act.
  • Section H2695FD15743F403BA7EE5C756AA6ED9E: 2. Prohibiting Sister City relationships between District of Columbia and foreign adversaries In this section, the term foreign adversary country has the...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the District of Columbia government from entering into Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in foreign adversary countries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Policy, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the District of Columbia government from entering into Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in foreign adversary countries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Policy Domains

Foreign Policy Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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federal implementing agencies:
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 31, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Policy Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
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