S 1184
118th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Sister City Transparency Act
Introduced: April 18, 2023
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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