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S 311 111th Congress Senate International Affairs Foreign aid and international relief Health promotion and preventive care International organizations and cooperation Public participation and lobbying World health

Global Democracy Promotion Act

Introduced: January 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 22, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 22, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 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.
What's happening now January 22, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4879 Related bill Global Democracy Promotion Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Aug 4, 2010
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2010
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 15, 2009
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 13, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 311: Global Democracy Promotion Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-311/
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"S. 311: Global Democracy Promotion Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-311/.
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S. 311, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-311/.
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