HR8929Referred to Committee

To amend title 1, United States Code, to expand the scope of documents the Secretary of State is required to transmit to the Congress, and for other purposes.

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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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2026-05-20
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William R. Keating
William R. Keating
Democrat · MA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.7% (526 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2026-05-20

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would require the Secretary of State to send Congress a broader range of documents and information than currently required by law. This would give lawmakers more visibility into State Department activities and decisions, though the specific types of documents involved are not detailed in the available information. The measure is currently under review by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8929 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8929 To amend title 1, United States Code, to expand the scope of documents the Secretary of State is required to transmit to the Congress, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Mr. Keating (for himself and Mr. Castro of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 1, United States Code, to expand the scope of documents the Secretary of State is required to transmit to the Congress, 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. EXPANSION OF CASE-ZABLOCKI ACT TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS. Section 112b(k)(5) of title 1, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) includes an agreement otherwise described in subparagraph (A), whether written or oral, under which a foreign country accepts into the territory of the country any number of foreign nationals who are not nationals of that country and are subject to final orders of removal from the United States, and such agreement, to the extent oral, shall be reduced to writing for purposes of compliance with the requirements of this section.''. SEC. 2. DEADLINE FOR POST-AUDIT REPORT SUBMISSION BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL. Section 112b(h)(3) of title 1, United States Code, is amended by striking ``The Comptroller General'' and inserting ``Not later than 30 days after concluding an audit required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General''. <all>
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