HR 4804 Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.
To authorize an annual strategic dialogue to return democratic rule to Belarus, and for other purposes.
To authorize an annual strategic dialogue to return democratic rule to Belarus, and for other purposes.
Summary
This Act authorizes the Secretary of State to conduct annual strategic dialogues with the Belarusian democratic movement to coordinate efforts aimed at restoring democratic rule in Belarus. The authorized dialogue would address efforts to support free and fair elections, provide support for the functions of the Belarusian democratic movement, ensure access to essential services for Belarusians living abroad, and respond to the regional political, economic, and security impacts of events in Belarus and Russia. The Act directs the dialogue to pursue accountability for the regime's human rights abuses and support for Russia's war in Ukraine, facilitate the release of political prisoners and wrongfully detained individuals, and support Belarusian language, cultural programs, independent media, and civil society organizations working to restore democracy.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Jul 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Jul 29, 2025 Introduced in House
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
Text versions (1)
Bills are re-published as they move (Introduced → Reported → Engrossed → Enrolled …). Each stage below is a separate text; pick two to see what changed. Data from Congress.gov.
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 29, 2025
Mr. Keating (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To authorize an annual strategic dialogue to return democratic rule to Belarus, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. U.S.-BELARUS STRATEGIC DIALOGUE.
The Secretary of State is authorized to facilitate an annual strategic dialogue with the Belarusian democratic movement that seeks to—
(1) consider the efforts needed to return to democratic rule in Belarus, including the efforts needed to support free and fair elections in Belarus;
(2) support the day-to-day functions of the Belarus democratic movement, which represents the legitimate aspirations of the Belarusian people;
(3) ensure that Belarusians living outside the territory of Belarus have adequate access to essential services;
(4) respond to the political, economic, and security impacts of events in Belarus and Russia on neighboring countries in the wider region;
(5) ensure accountability, including through sanctions, for the regime of Alyaksandr Lukashenka for its human rights abuses and support for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine;
(6) facilitate the release of political prisoners and other wrongfully detained individuals in Belarus including journalists; and
(7) support Belarusian language and cultural programs, including by supporting Belarusian language independent media programs, and Belarusian civil society, including through efforts to restore democracy and the regular function of democratic institutions in Belarus. <all>
Comments