HR8562Reported by Committee

To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building".

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-04-28

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Ritchie Torres

Democrat · NY · Representative

Votes with party: 96.3% (570 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/T000486

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Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 7.

2026-05-13

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Foreign AffairsMarkup By · 2026-05-13

Previously

Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-28
House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2026-04-28

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would officially name the U.S. diplomatic building in Pristina, Kosovo after Eliot L. Engel, honoring his contributions to foreign policy and international relations. This is a symbolic designation that recognizes Engel's work without changing how the building operates or affecting any government programs or services.

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Subjects

International Affairs

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8562 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8562 To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the ``Eliot L. Engel Building''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2026 Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Mast) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the ``Eliot L. Engel Building''. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. The building of the Chancery of the United States located at Arberia, Nr.25 Rr. 4 KORRIKU in Pristina, Kosovo, shall be designated as the ``Eliot L. Engel Building''. SEC. 2. REFERENCES. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Eliot L. Engel Building''. <all>

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