H.R. 7311 · 117th Congress

Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act

Introduced on Mar 31, 2022 by Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5). 16 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 28, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 31, 2022
Cosponsors
16
5 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the Secretary of State to develop and submit to Congress a strategy and implementation plan outlining United States efforts to counter the malign influence and activities of the Russian Federation and its proxies in Africa, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Africa
  • Congressional oversight
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Europe
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Foreign property
  • Government information and archives
  • Human rights
  • Military assistance, sales, and agreements
  • Military facilities and property
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Mining
  • Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
  • Russia
  • Sanctions
  • Subversive activities
  • U.S. and foreign investments

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Apr 27, 2022). Public domain.

Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act

This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress a strategy and implementation plan outlining U.S. efforts to counter Russia's malign influence and activities in Africa. The State Department must also report to Congress annual updates on the strategy and implementation plan.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Gregory W. MeeksD-NY-5Sponsor

Democrats · 11

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Apr 27, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 415–9

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 31, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Mar 31, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Mar 31, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Apr 5, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Apr 5, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseMr. Connolly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4541-4543)
  8. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7311.
  9. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4557-4558)
  11. Apr 27, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 9 (Roll no. 134).House · Roll call 134
  12. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 9 (Roll no. 134). (text: CR H4541-4542)House · Roll call 134
  13. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Apr 28, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.