Congressional Office for International Leadership Accountability and Reform Act of 2026

This bill rewrites the law that sets up the Congressional Office for International Leadership, an office in the legislative branch that runs exchange programs connecting Congress with emerging leaders from eligible foreign countries. It sets a 12-member Board of Trustees made up of members of Congress, committee leaders, and four private individuals, and lets the Board decide which countries are eligible. It sets rules for appointing and removing the Executive Director, who would serve a renewable 6-year term, and requires yearly audited financial statements. It creates a grant program for U.S. government or community organizations to host foreign participants, limited to 3,500 participants per year, with notice to members of Congress about events in their districts and states.

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Sponsors

• Bill Huizenga Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors