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HR 416 113th Congress House

Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act

Official title: To condition security assistance and economic assistance to the Government of Egypt in order to advance United States national security interests in Egypt, inc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To condition security assistance and economic assistance to the Government of Egypt in order to advance United States national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt.

Introduced: February 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Due process and equal protectionEgyptForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesIsraelMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsPolitical movements and philosophiesReligionRule of law and government transparencySanctionsSmuggling and traffickingTerrorism
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 25, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act - States that U.S. policy shall be to use its foreign assistance for Egypt to advance U.S. national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt.

Limits specified security and economic assistance to Egypt unless the Secretary of State certifies to Congress every six months that the Egyptian government: (1) is not controlled by or under the influence of a foreign terrorist organization, or that no supporter of a foreign terrorist organization serves in a policy-making position in the government; (2) has implemented legal reforms that protect the political, economic, and religious freedoms and human rights of all citizens and residents of Egypt; (3) is fully implementing the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty; and (4) is taking verifiable steps to destroy the smuggling network and tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, and is cracking down on extremist groups in the Sinai Peninsula.

Provides for a limited national security waiver of such restrictions.

Sets forth reporting requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 3
Franks, Trent
· May 22, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Mar 6, 2013
Collins, Chris
· Feb 25, 2013
Forbes, J.
· Feb 25, 2013
Pittenger, Robert
· Feb 25, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Feb 14, 2013
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 14, 2013
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 8, 2013
Garrett, Scott
· Feb 8, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Feb 8, 2013
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 8, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 416: Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-416/
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"H.R. 416: Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-416/.
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H.R. 416, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-416/.
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