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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5320 
To strengthen United States relations with certain countries of Central and 
Southeast Europe and develop a comprehensive strategy to strengthen 
democracy, rule of law, and civil society, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 
Mr. KEATING (for himself and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To strengthen United States relations with certain countries 
of Central and Southeast Europe and develop a com-
prehensive strategy to strengthen democracy, rule of law, 
and civil society, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transatlantic Growth 
Enterprise Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
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Sec. 4. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 5. Establishment of Transatlantic Growth Enterprise. 
Sec. 6. Definitions. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has a strong and unwav-
ering interest in promoting peace, security, democ-
racy, good governance, and rule of law in Central 
and Eastern Europe. 
(2) Many countries in Central and Eastern Eu-
rope are strong and reliable NATO partners that 
serve as indefensible allies to the United States and 
transatlantic security. 
(3) In recent years, de-democratization in Cen-
tral and Eastern Europe, particularly in Hungary, 
has greatly undermined the United States bilateral 
relationship with those countries and have enabled 
malign actors like China and Russia to gain a foot-
hold in the transatlantic alliance. 
(4) Russia’s illegal war of aggression in 
Ukraine and China’s significant support for Russia’s 
war of aggression pose a significant economic and 
security threat to the European continent. 
(5) Strengthening the United States security 
and economic relationship with Central and Eastern 
Europe while countering malign action in the region 
is in the vital interest of the United States. 
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SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) a strong security and economic relationship 
between the United States and countries in Central 
and Eastern Europe is vital to United States na-
tional security; 
(2) Central and Eastern European countries 
play an important role in NATO and the trans-
atlantic security architecture and serve as a bulwark 
against Russian malign influence and aggression; 
(3) the United States can better counter the in-
fluence of the People’s Republic of China around the 
world through transatlantic cooperation including 
with countries in Central and Eastern Europe; and; 
and 
(4) United States investments in Central and 
Eastern Europe and strengthened business to busi-
ness ties between the United States and Central and 
Eastern Europe strengthen the economic security of 
the transatlantic relationship and contribute to in-
creased prosperity and energy security around the 
world. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSATLANTIC GROWTH EN-
TERPRISE. 
(a) ENTERPRISE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
State shall, in coordination with the Chief Executive Offi-
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