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S 1744 110th Congress Senate

Global Democracy Promotion Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of as… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Introduced: July 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AbortionDeveloping countriesDevelopment credit institutionsEconomic assistance
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Family planning and birth controlForeign Trade and International FinanceForeign loansGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHealth counselingLobbyingNongovernmental organizationsWorld health
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 28, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 28, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 28, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Global Democracy Promotion Act - Declares that foreign nongovernmental organizations: (1) shall not be ineligible for assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 solely on the basis of health or medical services (including counseling and referral services) provided by them with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided, and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States; and (2) shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations receiving such assistance.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 619 Related bill Global Democracy Promotion Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 4, 2007
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 16, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1744: Global Democracy Promotion Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1744/
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"S. 1744: Global Democracy Promotion Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1744/.
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S. 1744, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1744/.
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