A bill to advance and strengthen democracy globally through peaceful means and to assist foreign countries to implement democratic forms of government, to strengthen respect for individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights in foreign countries through increased United States advocacy, to strengthen alliances of democratic countries, to increase funding for programs of nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and private groups that promote democracy, and for other purposes.

Overview Sponsor: Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]show cosponsors (5) Cosponsors: Evan Bayh [D-IN] Michael DeWine [R-OH] Joseph Lieberman [D-CT] Barack Obama [D-IL] Richard Santorum [R-PA] Text: Summary | Full Text Status: Introduced Mar 3, 2005 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee (did not occur) Senate Vote (did not occur) House Vote (did not occur) Signed by President (did not occur) This bill never became law. This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session. Last Action: Mar 3, 2005: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Other Titles: -- Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005 Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.

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|author=109th Congress (2005)
|date=Mar 3, 2005
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|quote=ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2005
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