Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act
Latest action · May 7, 2024 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2023 to Sep 16, 2024; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Dec 18, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Sep 16, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred May 17, 2023Markup Apr 16, 2024Reported May 7, 2024 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2024Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- May 7, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
- Apr 16, 2024Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 17, 2023Introduced in Senate
- May 17, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 6, 2024S. 1651, Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 7, 2024
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 9123 | Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act | Related bill | Jul 24, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and the countries in the Western Balkans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Albania
- Alliances
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Collective security
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Europe
- Foreign loans and debt
- Foreign property
- Higher education
- Human rights
- Infrastructure development
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International law and treaties
- Kosovo
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Montenegro
- Multilateral development programs
- News media and reporting
- North Macedonia
- Peace Corps
- Public-private cooperation
- Reconstruction and stabilization
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Serbia
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- U.S. and foreign investments
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- Visas and passports
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2024Reported to Senate
- May 17, 2023Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
