# 119-hr-8929: To amend title 1, United States Code, to expand the scope of documents the Secretary of State is required to transmit to the Congress, and for other purposes.

119-hr-8929, To amend title 1, United States Code, to expand the scope of documents the Secretary of State is required to transmit to the Congress, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA); status introduced (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8929
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 1, United States Code, to expand the scope of documents the Secretary of State is required to transmit to the Congress, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Expands congressional visibility into international arrangements that transfer non-U.S. nationals subject to removal.** This bill would bring certain oral or informal agreements into the Case‑Zablocki Act reporting rules and set a firm deadline for audit follow-up. - Congress and oversight staff would receive fuller disclosure of agreements under which a foreign country accepts foreign nationals who are subject to final U.S. removal orders, including agreements that are currently only oral. - The State Department and other agencies would need to include those oral arrangements in reports and reduce oral agreements to writing for reporting compliance. - The Comptroller General would have to submit post-audit reports within 30 days after concluding an audit, creating a stricter timeline for audit results to reach lawmakers.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More reporting on removal agreements: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the State Department to tell Congress about any agreement, written or oral, where another country agrees to accept foreign nationals who are not its citizens and who have final removal orders from the United States. If an agreement is oral, it would have to be put…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4245: GLOBE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8929 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8929)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-4245: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4245)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8929 (as of 2026-07-25).