Preshevo Valley Discrimination Assessment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6411 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6411 To direct the Secretary of State to prepare a report on the treatment of ethnic minorities in Serbia. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2025 Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of State to prepare a report on the treatment of ethnic minorities in Serbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Preshevo Valley Discrimination Assessment Act''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON TREATMENT OF ETHNIC MINORITIES IN SERBIA. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the treatment of ethnic minorities in Serbia. (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) should include the following: (1) The deactivation of registered residences, referred to as ``passivation'' or ``passivization'' of addresses by Serbian government authorities, belonging to ethnic Albanians in the Preshevo Valley (also referred to as the ``Presevo Valley'', ``Presheva Valley'', or the ``Presevo Valley''). (2) If such occurrence is confirmed, whether such passivation is preventing ethnic Albanians from renewing identity documents and exercising basic rights that require identification, such as voting. (3) Whether Serbia disregards a proportional integration of ethnic Albanians in state and other public institutions. (4) Whether Serbia neglects or refuses to