Sister City Transparency Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sister City Transparency Act
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study the activities of sister city partnerships involving foreign communities in countries that received a score of 45 or less on Transparency International's 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. A sister city partnership is a formal agreement between a U.S. community and a foreign community that is recognized by Sister Cities International and that is operating within the United States.
Among other elements, the required study must (1) identify oversight practices that U.S communities implement to mitigate the risks of foreign espionage and economic coercion within sister city partnerships, (2) assess the extent to which U.S. communities ensure transparency regarding sister city partnership contracts and activities, and (3) review the range of activities conducted within sister city partnerships.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 16, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Nov 16, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Congressional oversight
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Economic performance and conditions
- Espionage and treason
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- International Affairs
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Subversive activities
- Trade secrets and economic espionage
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2020Introduced in Senate
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