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H.R. 8708: Madeleine K. Albright Democracy in the 21st Century Act

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H.R. 8708: Madeleine K. Albright Democracy in the 21st Century Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-08-12 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-08-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Madeleine K. Albright Democracy in the 21st Century Act

Plain summary

Madeleine K. Albright Democracy in the 21st Century Act This bill establishes programs to promote democracy abroad, authorizes Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) democracy programs from FY2023 through FY2027, and addresses related issues. The State Department must establish programs (1) to defend democracy globally, including by enhancing the ability of the State Department and USAID to respond quickly and flexibly to democratic openings and backsliding; (2) to support efforts to enhance government transparency and other activities related to reducing corruption; and (3) for democracy research and development, such as activities to drive innovation in State Department, USAID, and National Endowment for Democracy (NED) responses to complex challenges to democracy. The bill establishes the Democracy in the 21st Century Fund, to be administered by the State Department, to support the programs established by this bill and other related activities. U.S. government assistance for democracy programs shall not be subject to the prior approval of any foreign government. The bill also protects the identities of implementing partners of certain State Department, USAID, and NED assistance programs in countries that are undemocratic or have engaged in gross violations of civil and political rights, including by exempting the names of partners for democracy programs in such countries from Freedom of Information Act requests. The President must report to Congress a comprehensive strategy to promote democracy abroad.

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Official text

Madeleine K. Albright Democracy in the 21st Century Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] · 37 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jason Crow (D-CO), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA)

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Endowment
A fund that is invested so its earnings pay for a purpose over time, while the main amount is kept.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8708 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117