H.R. 5543 119th Congress House

Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025

Official title: To require the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to submit a report on emerging threats posed to the Republics of Estonia, Lat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, to submit a report on emerging threats posed to the Republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 6, 2026 Introduced by: Wesley Bell Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov

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Computer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEstoniaEuropeInternational organizations and cooperationIranLatviaLithuaniaMilitary operations and strategyRussia

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Became law

Apr 22, 2026

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 3.

Apr 22, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 23, 2025

Introduced in House

Sep 23, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 3.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
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Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
for JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
for JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · Maryland · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
THE POLICY AGENCY, LLC, FORMERLY ANNE SMITH
for BALTIC AMERICAN FREEDOM LEAGUE, INC · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
for JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · Maryland · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
for JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · Maryland · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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SENATE
5 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 101

Van Orden, Derrick

Wisconsin · Sep 2, 2026

Williams, Roger

Texas · Aug 31, 2026

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Aug 20, 2026

Malliotakis, Nicole

New York · Aug 20, 2026

Morelle, Joseph D.

New York · Aug 10, 2026

Courtney, Joe

Connecticut · Aug 6, 2026

Pfluger, August

Texas · Jul 30, 2026

Tokuda, Jill N.

Hawaii · Jul 21, 2026

McCormick, Richard

Georgia · Jul 15, 2026

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Jul 14, 2026

Min, Dave

California · Jul 14, 2026

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Jul 9, 2026

Vasquez, Gabe

New Mexico · Jun 30, 2026

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Jun 29, 2026

Jackson, Jonathan L.

Illinois · Jun 25, 2026

Messmer, Mark B.

Indiana · Jun 25, 2026

Salazar, Maria Elvira

Florida · Jun 25, 2026

McCaul, Michael T.

Texas · Jun 24, 2026

Ryan, Patrick

New York · Jun 24, 2026

Tran, Derek

California · Jun 24, 2026

Moore, Tim

North Carolina · May 14, 2026

Sherman, Brad

California · Apr 22, 2026

Stanton, Greg

Arizona · Apr 22, 2026

Houlahan, Chrissy

Pennsylvania · Apr 20, 2026

Pou, Nellie

New Jersey · Apr 20, 2026

Scott, David

Georgia · Apr 20, 2026

Subramanyam, Suhas

Virginia · Apr 16, 2026

Moulton, Seth

Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2026

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Mar 24, 2026

Barrett, Tom

Michigan · Mar 3, 2026

Conaway, Herbert C.

New Jersey · Feb 9, 2026

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Feb 9, 2026

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Jan 21, 2026

Balint, Becca

Vermont · Jan 20, 2026

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Jan 7, 2026

Scott, Austin

Georgia · Jan 6, 2026

Wittman, Robert J.

Virginia · Jan 6, 2026

Whitesides, George

California · Dec 16, 2025

Harrigan, Pat

North Carolina · Dec 15, 2025

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Dec 15, 2025

Strickland, Marilyn

Washington · Dec 2, 2025

Norcross, Donald

New Jersey · Nov 7, 2025

Meng, Grace

New York · Nov 4, 2025

Cisneros, Gilbert Ray

California · Oct 31, 2025

Kennedy, Timothy M.

New York · Oct 28, 2025

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · Oct 17, 2025

Garamendi, John

California · Oct 17, 2025

Moskowitz, Jared

Florida · Oct 17, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5543: Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5543/

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"H.R. 5543: Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5543/.

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