SRBIJA Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10183 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10183 To authorize certain actions with respect to Serbia. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 27, 2026 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Keating) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize certain actions with respect to 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 ``Supporting the Rule of law, Building Institutional Justice, and Accountability Act'' or ``SRBIJA Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act-- (1) the term ``European Union'' means the political and economic union of that name, including its member states and institutions; (2) the term ``NATO'' means the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State. SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) Serbia has experienced serious democratic backsliding, as reflected in the 2024 Country Report on Human Rights and European Parliament's 2025 report on Serbia, which cited significant problems with the rule of law, judicial independence, media freedom, and corruption; (2) the Government of Serbia, under the leadership of President Aleksandar Vucic and the ruling coalition, has responded to sustained student-led and civic protests with measures that international observers, the European Parliament, and United Nations experts have