House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act

H.R. 7311Introduced Mar 31, 2022Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedMar 31, 2022
Committee actionApr 5, 2022
Passed HouseApr 27, 2022 · 415–9
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 28, 2022 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7311.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7311, Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act” on April 19, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 5, 2022”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 19, 2022 ↗
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April 19, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 7311, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 57, March 31, 2022, Page H4073):
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
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H.R. 7311, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7311
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

16 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 11 Democrats

5 of 16 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Colin Allred (D-TX), Karen Bass (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Troy Carter (D-LA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Al Green (D-TX), William Keating (D-MA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-5 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.