119 HR 4519 IH: District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-07-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4519IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 17, 2025Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Comer, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformA BILLTo prohibit the District of Columbia government from entering into Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in foreign adversary countries, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act.

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Prohibiting Sister City relationships between District of Columbia and foreign adversaries

(a)

Prohibition

(1)

In general

The District of Columbia government may not enter into any Sister City relationship with a jurisdiction located in a foreign adversary country.(2)

Definition

In this section, the term foreign adversary country has the meaning given the term covered nation in section 4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code.(b)

Treatment of existing relationships

If a Sister City relationship between the District of Columbia and a jurisdiction located in a foreign adversary country is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, the District of Columbia shall terminate the relationship not later than the earlier of—(1)the date provided under the terms of the relationship; or(2)180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.(c)

Loss of certain funds

The District of Columbia may not use any Federal funds to provide liaison and outreach services to the diplomatic and international communities unless the District certifies to the President that the District is in compliance with this Act.