U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5611: SRBIJA Act
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to authorize certain actions with respect to Serbia.
What the bill says
To authorize certain actions with respect to Serbia.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To authorize certain actions with respect to Serbia. 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 . SECTION 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. SECTION 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 Vučić 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 characterized as including excessive use of force, arrests of demonstrators, and pressure on independent media; (3) the Government of Serbia has simultaneously pursued a foreign policy deepening political, economic, and security ties with the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, even as it maintains formal candidate status for …
Sponsors
- Grassley, Chuck (R, SD-IA) · primary sponsor
- Blumenthal, Richard (D)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: International Affairs
Common questions
- What is SB5611?
- SB5611 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): SRBIJA Act.
- What does SB5611 do?
- In its own words: To authorize certain actions with respect to Serbia.
- What is the status of SB5611?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5611?
- Grassley, Chuck (R, SD-IA), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5611?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5611
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