To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to evaluate the activities of sister city partnerships operating within the United States, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8833 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8833 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to evaluate the activities of sister city partnerships operating within the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2026 Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and Mr. Perry) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to evaluate the activities of sister city partnerships operating within the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Sister City Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (E) the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives; and (F) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (2) Foreign community.--The term ``foreign community'' means any subnational unit of government outside of the United States. (3) Sister city partnership.--The term ``sister city partnership'' means a formal agreement between a United States community and a foreign community that-- (A) is recognized by Sister Cities International; and (B) is operating within the United States. (4)