Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5274
Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act
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Introduced 2025-09-10Topic: economy jobs · governance ethics · technology privacySummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would write into law existing U.S. sanctions under two executive orders on people who threaten stability in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia), with the sanctions section ending after 8 years. It would direct the State Department to create an anti-corruption initiative and, with USAID, to give Congress a regional economic development and democratic resilience strategy within 180 days. It would rename the BOLD leadership program the Young Balkan Leaders Initiative and require fellowships for leaders aged 18 to 35. It would also authorize support for university partnerships and require reports on cybersecurity in the region and on Russian and Chinese influence operations there.
Sponsors
- William R. Keating Democrat sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-09-10 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-09-10 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-10 | Introduced in House | introduce |