To authorize an annual strategic dialogue to return democratic rule to Belarus, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4804 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4804

To authorize an annual strategic dialogue to return democratic rule to 
                    Belarus, and for other purposes.


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                    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

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                                 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.
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