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H.R. 5543: Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025
119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 3.
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Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025
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Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025
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Sponsor: Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] · 101 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5543, Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025 (2026-05-12)
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Don Bacon (R-NE), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Julie Johnson (D-TX), William R. Keating (D-MA), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jason Crow (D-CO), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD), George Latimer (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Keith Self (R-TX), Grace Meng (D-NY), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and 41 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] reported raising $4.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5543.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr5543 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills