H.R. 8929

119 HR 8929 IH: 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.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-20
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8929  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.
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.
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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 .