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119th Congress · S. 1351 · Introduced

Sister City Transparency Act

Latest action Apr 8, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · [R-TN] · B001243
    Rep-TN current · 10 terms · @MarshaBlackburn · 6 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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Committee memberships (15)

  • Joint Economic Committee (joint) · joint · rank 5 · site
  • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Crime and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 10
  • Intellectual Property (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Privacy, Technology, and the Law (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (senate) · senate · rank 7 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 13 · site
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (senate) · senate · rank 9
  • Telecommunications and Media (senate) · senate · rank 6
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · rank 7

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District offices (6)

  • 10 West M. L. King Blvd, 6th Floor, Chattanooga, TN, 37402 · 423-541-2939 · fax 423-541-2944 · 35.0455268,-85.3100155
  • 109 S Highland Ave, Suite 218, Jackson, TN, 38301 · 731-660-3971 · fax 731-660-3978 · 35.6138097,-88.8199198
  • 800 Market St, Suite 121, Knoxville, TN, 37902-2327 · 865-540-3781 · fax 865-540-7952 · 35.96225,-83.91771
  • 100 Peabody Pl, Suite 1125, Memphis, TN, 38103-3654 · 901-527-9199 · fax 901-527-9515 · 35.14132,-90.05396
  • 719 Church Street, Suite 2100, Nashville, TN, 37203 · 629-800-6600 · fax 615-298-2148 · 36.1615561,-86.78303760000001
  • 207 Mocking Bird Ln, Suite 502, Johnson City, TN, 37604 · 423-753-4009 · fax 423-788-0250 · 36.3355276,-82.37505809999999

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2024

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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (1)

  • Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · [R-NC] · T000476 · Co-sponsored 2025-04-08 · original
    Rep-NC current · 2 terms · @SenThomTillis · 5 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Foreign Relations Committee [Senate Standing]
    2025-04-08T21:26:27ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2025-04-08IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • 2025-04-08IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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Titles

  • Display Title2025-04-23T02:53:20Z
    Sister City Transparency Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-04-23T02:53:19Z
    Sister City Transparency Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-04-23T02:48:25Z
    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.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Summaries

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Related bills

  • HR 8833 (119) Sister City Transparency Act
    Latest: 2026-05-14 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)

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