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HR 36 Passed a chamber

Requires sanctions on Georgian officials and others who undermine Georgia's democracy or its Euro-Atlantic integration, and requires State Department reports and a five-year U.S. strategy for relations with Georgia.

Official title: MEGOBARI Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 03-JAN-2025
Referred 03-JAN-2025
Passed 05-MAY-2025
Senate
Received 06-MAY-2025
Key points
  • Requires the President to determine within 90 days whether certain Georgian officials and their relatives have engaged in significant corruption or violence or intimidation that blocks Euro-Atlantic integration, and to impose sanctions on those determined.
  • Authorizes sanctions that block property in the United States and bar entry into the United States for foreign persons who undermine Georgia's peace, security, sovereignty, or territorial integrity, with presidential waivers available.
  • Requires a classified report on Russian intelligence assets in Georgia within 180 days and a detailed five-year strategy for U.S. relations with Georgia within 90 days.
  • Expresses sense of Congress and policy statements supporting Georgia's aspirations to join the European Union and NATO, and sunsets the Act five years after enactment.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 05-MAY-2025).

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Committee referrals (2) Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Joe Wilson (R-SC) Cosponsors · 18
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