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Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R–NJ
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-16 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would require the Secretary of State to consider two steps aimed at helping U.S. citizens and businesses travel to and invest in Somaliland: opening a representative office in Hargeisa and separating travel advisory warnings for Somalia and Somaliland. It would require consideration of these steps, not require either step to be taken.
The Secretary of State shall, to improve the ability of United States citizens and businesses to travel to and invest within Somaliland, consider— (1) establishing a representative office in Hargeisa, Somaliland; and (2) bifurcating the travel advisory warnings between Somalia and Somaliland.
Section 1 names the proposal the Somaliland Travel and Investment Act.
This Act may be cited as the Somaliland Travel and Investment Act.
Section 2 assigns the consideration requirement to the Secretary of State. The proposed representative office would be in Hargeisa. The travel advisory option would separate the warnings for Somalia and Somaliland; the text does not specify what either warning should say.
The Secretary of State shall, to improve the ability of United States citizens and businesses to travel to and invest within Somaliland, consider— (1) establishing a representative office in Hargeisa, Somaliland; and (2) bifurcating the travel advisory warnings between Somalia and Somaliland.
The official-actions snapshot updated October 5, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on September 16, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-05T20:30:56Z. 2026-09-16: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2026-09-16: Introduced in House
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