The new bill authored by U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres in the U.S. House aims to designate a U.S. chancery in Kosovo as the Eliot L. Engel Building, according to the U.S. Congress.
H.R.8562 was introduced on April 28, 2026 during the 2026 regular session of the 119th Congress. The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill designates the building of the Chancery of the United States located at Arberia, Nr. 25 Rr. 4 KORRIKU in Pristina, Kosovo, as the “Eliot L. Engel Building.” The designation aims to honor Eliot L. Engel by ensuring that all references in U.S. laws, maps, regulations, and other official documents will regard the building as the “Eliot L. Engel Building.”
The bill was introduced by Rep. Ritchie Torres (Democrat-NY-15th District) and co-sponsored by Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (Democrat-NY-5th District), Rep. Michael T. McCaul (Republican-NY-10th District), and Rep. Brian J. Mast (Republican-NY-21st District).
Since the beginning of the current session, Rep. Torres has introduced another 37 bills.
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Ritchie Torres is a Representative from New York, born in Bronx County on March 12, 1988. He served on the New York City Council from 2014 to 2020 and was elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress and the two succeeding Congresses, beginning January 3, 2021. Torres graduated from Herbert H. Lehman High School in 2006 and attended New York University from 2006 to 2007.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| H.R.8562 | 04/28/2026 | To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the “Eliot L. Engel Building”. |
| H.R.7717 | 02/25/2026 | Community Health Profiles Act |
| H.R.7519 | 02/11/2026 | Army Corps Congressional Engagement Act |
| H.R.7233 | 01/22/2026 | QR Act |
| H.R.7144 | 01/16/2026 | Food Rescue Act |
| H.R.7004 | 01/09/2026 | Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026 |
| H.R.6727 | 12/15/2025 | Repealing the IMD Exclusion Act |
| H.R.6677 | 12/11/2025 | Professional Degree Access Restoration Act |
| H.R.6603 | 12/10/2025 | Our Parks Act |
| H.R.6545 | 12/09/2025 | Anesthesia for All Act |
| H.R.6346 | 12/01/2025 | To prohibit the Commandant of the Coast Guard from issuing guidance that is less restrictive on prohibiting divisive or hate symbols and flags than the memorandum titled “Coast Guard Policy and Lawful Order Prohibiting Divisive or Hate Symbols and Flags”, and for other purposes. |
| H.R.6345 | 12/01/2025 | Point-Access Housing Guidelines Act of 2025 |
| H.R.6344 | 12/01/2025 | CAT Act |
| H.R.6314 | 11/25/2025 | Lung Cancer Screening Expansion Act of 2025 |
| H.R.5741 | 10/10/2025 | TRUMP Act of 2025 |
| H.R.5124 | 09/03/2025 | River’s Law |
| H.R.4946 | 08/08/2025 | Epstein Crime Victims Act |
| H.R.4537 | 07/17/2025 | CHEFS Act |
| H.R.4385 | 07/14/2025 | Helping More Families Save Act |
| H.R.4052 | 06/17/2025 | Employment Abundance Act |
| H.R.3893 | 06/10/2025 | Employment Abundance Act |
| H.R.3615 | 05/26/2025 | SAFE Act |
| H.R.3314 | 05/08/2025 | Stop Presidential Profiteering from Digital Assets Act |
| H.R.3167 | 05/01/2025 | Noncontiguous Energy Relief and Access Act of 2025 |
| H.R.2611 | 04/02/2025 | HOUTHI PC SMALL GROUP Act of 2025 |
| H.R.2018 | 03/10/2025 | BODEGA Act of 2025 |
| H.R.1961 | 03/06/2025 | CARE Act |
| H.R.1636 | 02/26/2025 | Securing our Radioactive Materials Act |
| H.R.1441 | 02/18/2025 | PURE Water Act |
| H.R.1033 | 02/05/2025 | COLUMBIA Act of 2025 |
| H.R.973 | 02/04/2025 | Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act |
| H.R.638 | 01/22/2025 | Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2025 |
| H.R.546 | 01/16/2025 | Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025 |
| H.R.545 | 01/16/2025 | To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence, and for other purposes. |
| H.R.544 | 01/16/2025 | To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale of the ghost gun, for injury or death resulting from the use of the ghost gun. |
| H.R.543 | 01/16/2025 | Iron Pipeline Review Act |
| H.R.542 | 01/16/2025 | No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025 |
| H.R.541 | 01/16/2025 | To require the Department of Defense to share best practices with, and offer training to, State and local first responders regarding how to most effectively aid victims who experience trauma-related injuries. |
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Congress. The source data can be found here.
