HR10461Referred to Committee

Somaliland Travel and Investment Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-09-16
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Christopher H. Smith
Christopher H. Smith
Republican · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 96.0% (667 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2026-09-16

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10461 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10461 To improve the ability of United States citizens and businesses to travel to and invest within Somaliland. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2026 Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve the ability of United States citizens and businesses to travel to and invest within Somaliland. 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 ``Somaliland Travel and Investment Act''. SEC. 2. ENSURING SMOOTH TRAVEL AND INVESTMENT IN SOMALILAND. The Secretary of State shall, to improve the ability of United States citizens and businesses to travel to and invest within Somaliland, consider-- (1) establishing a representative office in Hargeisa, Somaliland; and (2) bifurcating the travel advisory warnings between Somalia and Somaliland. <all>
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