S. 494: NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-02-06 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-17.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-02-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-17. (final step reached)
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Official title

NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on March 15, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007 - Designates Albania, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia (FYROM), and Ukraine as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994. States that such designation: (1) is in addition to the designation of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursuant to the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996, the designation of Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria pursuant to the European Security Act of 1998, and the designation of Slovakia pursuant to the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002 as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994; and (2) shall not preclude the designation by the President of other countries as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994. Authorizes FY2008 appropriations for security assistance to: (1) Albania; (2) Croatia; (3) Georgia; (4) Macedonia (FYROM); and (5) Ukraine.

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NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 494, NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007 (2007-03-09); CBO cost estimate: S. 494, NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007 (2007-03-09)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s494.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s494 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110