Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- May 7, 2025
What it does
The bill reauthorizes and modifies the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 to address ongoing human rights abuses and democratic backsliding in Belarus under Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s regime. It affirms congressional findings regarding systematic repression, including the imprisonment of political prisoners, suppression of independent media and civil society, restrictions on internet freedom, and Belarus’s facilitation of Russia’s war in Ukraine through military support and hosting of Russian nuclear weapons. The bill underscores U.S. policy to hold the Lukashenka regime accountable, support Belarusian sovereignty and democratic aspirations, and maintain sanctions on individuals and entities…
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