Supporting efforts to strengthen democracy in Hungary and its alliance with the United States.

expresses deep concern that the Government of Hungary has taken steps to weaken democratic institutions, undermine free elections, and limit civil society and a free press in Hungary, to the detriment of the Hungarian people and United States-Hungary relations;

expresses deep concern that the decision by the Government of Hungary to allow the International Investment Bank to open a headquarters in Hungary would provide the Government of the Russian Federation an additional platform to conduct malign influence operations within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;

urges the Secretary of State to bolster efforts in Hungary to combat corruption, counter malign influence by the Russian Federation, strengthen independent media, encourage a vibrant civil society and utilize fully the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices as a vehicle to identify challenges in this area;

urges the Secretary of State to support educational and cultural exchange programs with civil society leaders and youth in Hungary in order to inspire and equip the next generation of democratic leaders;

urges the Secretary of Homeland Security to review Hungary’s travel document security in order to ensure the integrity of the United States visa waiver program; and

expresses its support for the shared principles of democracy and collective security to which the United States and Hungary have committed in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and notes that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance meant above all to safeguard basic freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law.