To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Christopher “Chris” Smith
Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Republican.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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15 Cosponsors (12 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“<span class='\"kicker\"'>House, Senate pass for Smiths legislation on Belarus</span> Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2020 to head to White House”
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Rep. Christopher “Chris” Smith [R-NJ4]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 21, 2020
“House Members Introduce Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act”
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL16, 2013-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 1, 2020
“the daily leader: wednesday, november 18, 2020”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Nov 17, 2020
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History
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Jan 10, 2019
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Jan 15, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Sep 29, 2020
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Introduced
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Oct 1, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 13, 2020
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Text Published
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Nov 18, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Dec 21, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
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Dec 27, 2020
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 8438 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 8438. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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