H.R. 8562119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 28, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building".
Introduced:
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HR 8562 officially names a U.S. diplomatic building in Pristina, Kosovo the "Eliot L. Engel Building."
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This bill gives an official name to a building at the U.S. Chancery, a diplomatic office complex in Pristina, Kosovo. The building would be formally known as the "Eliot L. Engel Building" in all U.S. government records, maps, and documents going forward.
This bill affects how U.S. government agencies refer to this specific building in official records. It does not affect the staff or diplomatic work carried out there.
Once enacted, official U.S. documents and maps that reference this building must use the new name. No other operations or activities at the building are changed.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.