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District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act
To prohibit the District of Columbia government from entering into Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in foreign adversary countries, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would prohibit the District of Columbia government from establishing new Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in countries designated as foreign adversaries under federal law. The bill requires the District to terminate any existing Sister City relationships with jurisdictions in foreign adversary countries within 180 days or according to the terms of the relationship, whichever comes first. The District would also be prohibited from using federal funds for diplomatic and international outreach services unless it certifies compliance with these requirements.
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Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY)
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR)
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX)
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Jul 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Jul 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Comer, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING “SISTER CITY” RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.
(a) Prohibition.—
(1) In general.—The District of Columbia government may not enter into any Sister City relationship with a jurisdiction located in a foreign adversary country.
(2) Definition.—In this section, the term “foreign adversary country” has the meaning given the term “covered nation” in section 4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
(b) Treatment of Existing Relationships.—If a Sister City relationship between the District of Columbia and a jurisdiction located in a foreign adversary country is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, the District of Columbia shall terminate the relationship not later than the earlier of—
(1) the date provided under the terms of the relationship; or
(2) 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Loss of Certain Funds.—The District of Columbia may not use any Federal funds to provide liaison and outreach services to the diplomatic and international communities unless the District certifies to the President that the District is in compliance with this Act. <all>
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