H.R. 982 - ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Tom Lantos
- Summary:
- This bill makes the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor responsible for the development of democracy in currently nondemocratic nations. It also provides financial support for the spread of democracy. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007
H.R. 982 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- This bill makes the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor responsible for the development of democracy in currently nondemocratic nations. It also provides financial support for the spread of democracy. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To promote democratic values and enhance democracy, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007
- Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007
- ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007
- Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Tom Lantos
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Foreign policy
- Armed forces
- Auditing
- Awards, medals, prizes
- Business
- Civil liberties
- Civil rights
- Civil-military relations
- Commemorations
- Communications
- Congress
- Congressional fellows
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crimes against humanity
- Criminal justice
- Criminal justice information
- Data banks
- Defense policy
- Democracy
- Department of State
- Economic assistance
- Elections
- Electronic government information
- Embassies
- Employee training
- Ethnic relations
- Europe
- Executive departments
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal employees
- Finance
- Forced labor
- Foreign aid
- Foreign service
- Free enterprise
- Freedom of association
- Freedom of speech
- Freedom of the press
- Fringe benefits
- Genocide
- Government employees
- Government ethics
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Human rights
- Hungary
- Immigration
- International affairs
- International agencies
- International cooperation
- International law
- Job training
- Labor
- Law
- Minorities
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Political participation
- Political parties
- Political rights
- Political violence
- Politics and government
- Promotions
- Prosecution
- Prostitution
- Public meetings
- Racial discrimination
- Refugees
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Right of assembly
- Right of property
- Rule of law
- Slavery
- Technical assistance
- Technology
- Telecommunication
- Torture
- United Nations
- United Nations finances
- Web sites
- Women
- Women's rights
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/12/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/12/2007 2/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2/12/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E326) 3/27/2007 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 3/27/2007 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. 5/02/2007 Reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 110-119. Put on a legislative calendar 5/02/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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