# 114-hr-2740: Global Democracy Promotion Act

114-hr-2740, Global Democracy Promotion Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by NITA LOWEY (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2740
- Congress: 114
- Title: Global Democracy Promotion Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-06-11
- Sponsor: NITA LOWEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 134
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Global Democracy Promotion Act States that, with respect to eligibility for assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, foreign nongovernmental organizations shall not be ineligible for such assistance solely on the basis of health or medical services provided by such organizations with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States. Declares in addition that foreign nongovernmental organizations shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance under part I of such Act.

## Cosponsors (134)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- LOIS CAPPS (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2015-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2015-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2015-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2015-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2015-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2016-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2] (D-FL), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2740 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2740)

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