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H.R. 36 (119th)

MEGOBARI Act

Original

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

3 January 2025

Last action

6 May 2025 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70.

Sponsors

Joe Wilson, Steve Cohen, Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9], Marc Veasey, Mike Haridopolos, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Michael Turner, Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Emanuel Cleaver, Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Jim Costa, William Keating, Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large], Gary Palmer, Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7], David Rouzer, Gerald Connolly, Jimmy Panetta

Subjects

International Affairs

Source updated

18 July 2026

International Affairs

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 3 January 2025

    Introduced

    Referred 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 January 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 May 2025

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  5. 5 May 2025

    Vote

    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)

    Source: Floor

  6. 5 May 2025

    Vote

    Passed/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)

    Source: Floor

  7. 5 May 2025

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1823-1828)

    Source: Floor

  8. 5 May 2025

    Vote

    At 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.

    Source: Floor

  9. 5 May 2025

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 36.

    Source: Floor

  10. 5 May 2025

    Floor

    Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

  11. 6 May 2025

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70.

    Source: Calendars

Votes

5 May 2025 · passed · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed · Official source

Yes 349 · No 42 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 42

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Documents

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