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HOUSE 36119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Recognizing the life, achievements, and public service of former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush on the occasion of her 100th birthday.

Last Action
6/6/2025

Actions

  • 2025-05-06Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70.
  • 2025-05-05Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2025-05-05On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 349 - 42 (Roll no. 116). (text: CR H1824-1826)
  • 2025-05-05Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 349 - 42 (Roll no. 116). (text: CR H1824-1826)
  • 2025-05-05Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1840-1841)
  • 2025-05-05At 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.
  • 2025-05-05DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 36.
  • 2025-05-05Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1823-1828)
  • 2025-05-05Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  • 2025-01-03Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2025-01-03Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2025-01-03Introduced in House
  • 2025-01-03Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-03 (00)

Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia’s Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act or the MEGOBARI Act

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on certain foreign persons, including Georgian government officials, who are undermining Georgia's security or stability.

Specifically, the bill requires the President to impose visa-blocking sanctions and authorizes the President to impose property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person the President determines is involved with actions or policies to undermine Georgia's security or stability. Immediate family members of a sanctioned individual are also subject to these sanctions if they benefited from the sanctioned individual's conduct. 

The bill also requires the President to impose visa-blocking sanctions on the following foreign persons if the President determines such persons knowingly engaged in significant acts of corruption or acts of violence or intimidation in relation to the blocking of Euro-Atlantic integration in Georgia: 

  • any individual who served as a member of the Georgian parliament or as a senior official of a Georgian political party on or after January 1, 2014;
  • any individual who is serving as an official in a leadership position on behalf of the Georgian government; and
  • any immediate family member of such officials who benefited from their conduct.

Additionally, for the purpose of potential imposition of sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the President must determine whether there are foreign persons who, on or after the bill's enactment, have engaged in (1) significant corruption in Georgia, or (2) acts to undermine Georgia's security or stability.

Cosponsors (18)

  • Steve Cohen (D-TN)
  • Richard Hudson (R-NC)
  • Marc Veasey (D-TX)
  • Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
  • Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
  • Michael Turner (R-OH)
  • Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY)
  • Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
  • Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
  • Jim Costa (D-CA)
  • William Keating (D-MA)
  • James Moylan (R-GU)
  • Gary Palmer (R-AL)
  • Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
  • David Rouzer (R-NC)
  • Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
  • Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)

Subjects

  • Alliances
  • Asia
  • Books and print media
  • China
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Collective security
  • Congressional oversight
  • Detention of persons
  • Digital media
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Federal officials
  • Foreign property
  • Georgia (Republic)
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Human rights
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
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