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    <item congress="118" measure-type="s" measure-number="1651" measure-id="id118s1651" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2023-05-17" update-date="2024-09-10">
        <title>Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118s1651v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2024-09-10">
            <action-date>2023-05-17</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<html><body><p><b>Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act</b></p> <p>This bill addresses economic and political development in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia), including by supporting anti-corruption and trade initiatives.</p> <p>The President must also submit any proposed termination of certain sanctions, waiver of such sanctions, or licensing actions related to the Western Balkans to Congress for a specified review period prior to implementation.</p> <p></p></body></html>]]></summary-text>
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