Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act
- Last Action
- 5/7/2024
Actions
- 2024-05-07Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
- 2024-05-07Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2024-05-07Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2024-04-16Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2023-05-17Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2023-05-17Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-17 (00)
Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act
This bill addresses economic and political development in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia), including by supporting anti-corruption and trade initiatives.
The President must also submit any proposed termination of certain sanctions, waiver of such sanctions, or licensing actions related to the Western Balkans to Congress for a specified review period prior to implementation.
Cosponsors (6)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
Subjects
- Albania
- Alliances
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Collective security
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Europe
- Foreign loans and debt
- Foreign property
- Higher education
- Human rights
- Infrastructure development
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International law and treaties
- Kosovo
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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