District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act
United States119th CongressS-2565Senate
Updated: Jul 31, 2025
Summary
This bill aims to prevent the District of Columbia government from forming Sister City relationships with jurisdictions in foreign adversary countries . It defines a "foreign adversary country" by referencing existing federal law and explicitly prohibits the District from entering into any new such relationships. Furthermore, the Act mandates that any existing Sister City relationships between the District of Columbia and a foreign adversary country must be terminated. This termination must occur either by the relationship's specified end date or within 180 days of the Act's enactment, whichever comes first. To ensure compliance, the District of Columbia would lose access to federal funds for diplomatic and international outreach services if it fails to certify adherence to these prohibitions and termination requirements.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HR-4519: District of Columbia Sister City Integrity ActIntroduced in House
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Senate
Introduced in Senate
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