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119-s-2565119th Congress

District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act

Sponsored By: Senator Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Introduced

Summary

Prohibits the District of Columbia from entering into or keeping Sister City relationships with jurisdictions that are U.S.-designated foreign adversary countries. It would force the District to end any covered relationships within 180 days or by the relationship's stated end date and tie use of federal liaison funds to a presidential certification of compliance.

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  • District officials: Could not establish or maintain Sister City links with jurisdictions that meet the bill's foreign adversary definition. Any existing covered links must end by the earlier of their term or 180 days.
  • Sister City participants and local programs: Exchanges, outreach, and partnership activities connected to covered jurisdictions would be halted under the bill's termination timeline.
  • Federal funds and certification: The District may not use federal funds for diplomatic liaison and outreach unless it certifies to the President that it is complying with the bill.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

District ban on sister-city ties with adversaries

If enacted, the bill would stop the District from making any new Sister City relationship with a place located in a "foreign adversary country." The bill would use the meaning of "covered nation" in 10 U.S.C. 4872(f)(2) to define that term. If enacted, the District would have to end any existing sister-city ties with those countries by the earlier of the agreement's end date or 180 days after enactment. If enacted, the District could not use federal funds for diplomatic liaison or outreach unless it certifies to the President that it is following this bill.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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