HR 8562 Cleared committee

Designates the U.S. Chancery building in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building" and treats any federal reference to the building under that name.

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

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 28-APR-2026

Referred 28-APR-2026

Approved by committee 13-MAY-2026

Key points

Designates the U.S. Chancery building at Arberia, Nr.25 Rr. 4 KORRIKU in Pristina, Kosovo as the "Eliot L. Engel Building"
Requires any federal law, map, regulation, or record that refers to the building to use the new name

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Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Ritchie Torres (D-NY) Cosponsors · 7

■ 4 D■ 3 R

4 Democrats

3 Republicans

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