# 119-s-2565: District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act

119-s-2565, District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2565
- Congress: 119
- Title: District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- District ban on sister-city ties with adversaries: cost, low. 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 si…

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- 119-s-2936: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2025
- 119-s-275: Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025
- 119-s-117: AMERICANS Act
- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2565 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2565)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2936: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2936)
- [119-s-275: Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS)…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-275)
- [119-s-117: AMERICANS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-117)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2565 (as of 2026-04-21).