Congress ties U.S. talks with Serbia to democratic reform.
H.R. 10183 — SRBIJA Act · Filed by Joe Wilson (R-SC) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill tells the State Department to report on Russian and Chinese influence in Serbia. It says the U.S. will only hold talks with Serbia if the country stops corruption. Serbia must also protect free press and hold fair elections. The bill says the U.S. can give more aid if Serbia makes progress.
Who it affects
The bill targets the Serbian government and people in Serbia. It may push Serbia's leaders to make changes to protect free speech and elections.
One thing to notice
The bill does not create new money or new punishments. It only asks for reports and says the U.S. will talk with Serbia only if Serbia makes changes.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Foreign Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- corruption — When leaders use power in unfair ways for personal gain.
- free press — News outlets that can report facts without government control.
- fair elections — Votes where all people can choose leaders without fear or tricks.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (10,982 characters) on Aug 29, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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