Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 24, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2023
This bill requires additional information to be included in a report from the Department of State to Congress concerning overseas capital construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects. The additional information required for such projects includes (1) the causes of cost increases of 15 percent or more, (2) the causes of completion delays of 180 days or more, and (3) the justification for any stop-work or suspension-of-work orders issued by the State Department.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
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- Feb 24, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
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- Feb 24, 2023Introduced in House
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