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HR 8779 117th Congress House International Affairs

Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2022

Introduced: September 9, 2022 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2022

The bill requires the Department of State, in its biannual report on overseas capital construction projects, to explain when cost estimates exceed 15% of initial estimates, to explain when estimated project completion exceeds initial estimates by 180 days, and to list whether the State Department has any stop work orders on project components.

What's happening now September 9, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8779: Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8779/
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"H.R. 8779: Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8779/.
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H.R. 8779, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8779/.
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[H.R. 8779: Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8779/)
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