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Organization of American States Legislative Engagement Act of 2018

Introduced: October 11, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Organization of American States Legislative Engagement Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of State of State to establish procedures for the Organization of American States (OAS) that:

  • increase the participation of elected national legislators from OAS member states in OAS activities, including activities that advance the principles of the Inter-American Democratic Charter;
  • create an annual forum for the presidents of such legislatures to discuss issues of hemispheric importance, including efforts to combat corruption and defend human rights;
  • permit such legislators to make presentations and provide expert advice to the OAS Secretariat, OAS Permanent Council, and OAS General Assembly; and
  • strengthen OAS Secretariat programs that provide technical assistance for legislative modernization.

The State Department shall:

  • carry out diplomatic efforts to secure political and financial support for such procedures, and
  • submit to Congress a strategy for supporting OAS anti-corruption and human rights promotion efforts.
What's happening now October 11, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 11, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3607: Organization of American States Legislative Engagement Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3607/
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"S. 3607: Organization of American States Legislative Engagement Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3607/.
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S. 3607, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3607/.
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