H.R. 854 · 108th Congress · enacted
Belarus Democracy Act of 2004
Became Public Law No: 108-347.
Latest official action 2004-10-20 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Belarus Democracy Act of 2003 - Authorizes the President to support primarily indigenous Belarusian groups that are committed to the support of democratic processes in various activities that may include: (1) observation of elections and the promotion of free and fair electoral processes, including the development of democratic political parties; (2) development of independent media supported by nonstate-controlled printing facilities; (3) support of human rights; and (4) establishment of international exchanges and advanced professional training programs for leaders and members of democratic forces that foster the growth of civil society. Places economic sanctions on Belarus and bars senior Belarusian leaders and their immediate relations from entering the United States. Allows sanctions to be lifted only if the Belarusian Government meets specific democratic conditions. Affirms solidarity with the democratic forces in Belarus and calls upon the Government of Belarus to permit basic freedoms and allow free, fair and transparent presidential and parliamentary elections. Calls upon the Russian Government to use its influence to encourage democratic development in Belarus so that it can become an independent state that is integrated into Europe.
Congressional Research Service · 2003-02-13
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Steny H. Hoyer
House · MD District 5 · Democratic
$238,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marcy Kaptur
House · OH District 9 · Democratic
$1,111,770PAC receipts · 2025–2026
14 of 14 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$30,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$30,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$27,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$25,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$25,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$25,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$24,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$22,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $4,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGROWTH ENERGY PAC$20,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$20,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPOET PAC$20,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$20,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $8,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$19,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$18,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $1,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$17,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$17,500
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$17,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$17,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$15,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC record1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$15,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$15,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$15,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$15,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$15,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$15,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC)$15,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,982
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $9,994
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · -$6
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordINT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$14,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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