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S 1184 118th Congress Senate International Affairs

Sister City Transparency Act

Introduced: April 18, 2023 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 18, 2023
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Sister City Transparency Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of sister city partnerships between U.S. communities and foreign communities in those countries that score below a certain level on a public sector corruption perception index.

Elements of the study include assessing the extent to which such partnerships (1) create vulnerabilities to malign market practices, (2) diminish freedom of expression, and (3) allow foreign communities to realize strategic objectives that hinder U.S. economic and national security interests.

What's happening now April 18, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2724 Identical bill Sister City Transparency Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 19, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Apr 19, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 18, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Apr 18, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 18, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1184: Sister City Transparency Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1184/
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"S. 1184: Sister City Transparency Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1184/.
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S. 1184, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1184/.
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