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S. 1651 118th Congress Senate

Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act

Official title: A bill to encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and the countries in the Western Balkans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 17, 2023 Introduced by: Jeanne Shaheen Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
International Affairs AlbaniaAlliancesBosnia and HerzegovinaCollective security
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Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightCultural exchanges and relationsElections, voting, political campaign regulationEuropeForeign loans and debtForeign propertyHigher educationHuman rightsInfrastructure developmentInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational law and treatiesKosovoLegislative rules and procedureMontenegroMultilateral development programsNews media and reportingNorth MacedoniaPeace CorpsPublic-private cooperationReconstruction and stabilizationRule of law and government transparencySanctionsSerbiaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusU.S. International Development Finance CorporationU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passports
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May 7, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
May 7, 2024
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Apr 16, 2024
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 17, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 17, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 7, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9123 Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 16, 2024
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 18, 2023
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 17, 2023
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 17, 2023
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 17, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1651: Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1651/
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"S. 1651: Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1651/.
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S. 1651, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1651/.
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