H.R. 8562

Summary

H.R. 8562, to designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building", was introduced in the House on Apr 28, 2026 by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D) with 7 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 13, 2026: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 7.

Record

Text

H.R. 8562 has 7 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8562 IH: To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the “Eliot L. Engel Building”.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-28
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8562  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 .
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 .
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 .

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

Sponsors

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D) sponsors H.R. 8562, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Ritchie Torres

Rep. · D–NY-15 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 28, 2026

Brian Mast

Rep. · R–FL-21 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 28, 2026 · Original

Michael McCaul

Rep. · R–TX-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 28, 2026 · Original

Gregory Meeks

Rep. · D–NY-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 28, 2026 · Original

George Latimer

Rep. · D–NY-16 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2026

Joe Wilson

Rep. · R–SC-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2026

William Keating

Rep. · D–MA-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 11, 2026

Brad Sherman

Rep. · D–CA-32 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8562 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Markup By · May 13, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8562 has taken 4 actions since Apr 28, 2026, the latest on May 13, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8562 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8562 goes by 2 titles.

• To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building". — Display Title
• To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building". — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 8562, the latest on May 22, 2026.

• H.R. 8562, a bill to designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the “Eliot L. Engel Building” — 2026-05-22As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 13, 2026

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8562 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8562’s is International Affairs.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8562, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 28, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TORRES of New York:H.R. 8562.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H3133]

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