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Sister City Transparency Act

Introduced: March 11, 2021 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 11, 2021
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Sister City Transparency Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study the activities of sister city partnerships involving foreign communities in countries that received a score of 45 or less on Transparency International's 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. A sister city partnership is a formal agreement between a U.S. community and a foreign community that is recognized by Sister Cities International and that is operating within the United States.

Among other elements, the required study must (1) identify oversight practices that U.S communities implement to mitigate the risks of foreign espionage and economic coercion within sister city partnerships, (2) assess the extent to which U.S. communities ensure transparency regarding sister city partnership contracts and activities, and (3) review the range of activities conducted within sister city partnerships.

What's happening now March 11, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1260 Related bill United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
  • HR 1852 Identical bill Sister City Transparency Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 29, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 11, 2021
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 11, 2021
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 11, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 11, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 710: Sister City Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-710/
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"S. 710: Sister City Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-710/.
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S. 710, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-710/.
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