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To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building".

To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the ``Eliot L. Engel Building''.

Introduced Apr 28, 2026

Latest action (May 13, 2026) Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 7.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Foreign Policy

Summary

The bill designates the building of the United States Chancery located in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building". The bill specifies that any references to this building in federal laws, regulations, maps, documents, or other official records shall be deemed to refer to the "Eliot L. Engel Building" going forward. The designation is purely commemorative and does not change the building's function or operations as a U.S. embassy facility.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors

Actions (4)
  1. May 13, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 7. · house
  2. May 13, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  3. Apr 28, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  4. Apr 28, 2026 Introduced in House

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  • S 2394 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 505 East 9th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas, as the "Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building". · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Cong. 119 42%

Committee action

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 28, 2026

Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Mast) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the “Eliot L. Engel Building”.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

The building of the Chancery of the United States located at Arberia, Nr.25 Rr. 4 KORRIKU in Pristina, Kosovo, shall be designated as the “Eliot L. Engel Building”.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Eliot L. Engel Building”. <all>

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