Washington, July 18 -- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), along with several Republican lawmakers, introduced the District of Columbia Sister City Integrity Act, a legislative move aimed at shielding the US capital from foreign adversary influence, especially from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a statement released by the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (SCCCP).

The bill, introduced by Representative Moolenaar, Comer, Foxx, Stefanik, Dunn, Bilirakis, and Moran, would prohibit Washington, DC's local government from entering or maintaining Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in countries designated as foreign adversaries under US law (10 USC SS 4872). These include China, Russia, Iran, and Nor...