HR 1186
118th Congress
House
International Affairs
Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2023
Introduced: February 24, 2023
Introduced by:
Lynch, Stephen F.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2023
This bill requires additional information to be included in a report from the Department of State to Congress concerning overseas capital construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects. The additional information required for such projects includes (1) the causes of cost increases of 15 percent or more, (2) the causes of completion delays of 180 days or more, and (3) the justification for any stop-work or suspension-of-work orders issued by the State Department.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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