,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbe,mr4 
,keating 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,wilson of  
,south ,carolina1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 and ,mr4
 ,smith of ,new ,jersey7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize an annual         
strategic dialogue to return democratic 
rule to ,belarus1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,u4,s4-,belarus          
,strategic ,dialogue ,the ,secretary of 
,state is authorized to facilitate an   
annual strategic dialogue with the      
,belarusian democratic movement that    
seeks to-- 7#a7 consider the efforts    
needed to return to democratic rule in  
,belarus1 including the efforts needed  
to support free and fair elections in   
,belarus2  7#b7 support the day-to-day  
functions of the ,belarus democratic    
movement1 which represents the          
legitimate aspirations of the           
,belarusian people2  7#c7 ensure that   

,belarusians living outside the         
territory of ,belarus have adequate     
access to essential services2  7#d7     
respond to the political1 economic1 and 
security impacts of events in ,belarus  
and ,russia on neighboring countries in 
the wider region2  7#e7 ensure          
accountability1 including through       
sanctions1 for the regime of ,alyaksandr
 ,lukashenka for its human rights abuses
 and support for ,russia's war of       
aggression in ,ukraine2  7#f7 facilitate
 the release of political prisoners and 
other wrongfully detained individuals in
 ,belarus including journalists2 and    
7#g7 support ,belarusian language and   
cultural programs1 including by         
supporting ,belarusian language         
independent media programs1 and         
,belarusian civil society1 including    
through efforts to restore democracy and
 the regular function of democratic     
institutions in ,belarus4