House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2024

H.R. 8329Introduced May 8, 2024Policy area: International Affairs

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJ

Where it went

IntroducedMay 8, 2024
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 8, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8329.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 80, May 8, 2024, Page H2999):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Human Rights
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 8, 2024 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 4, 2024). 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

5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 5 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), William Keating (D-MA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.