H.R. 36 119th Congress House

MEGOBARI Act

Official title: To counter the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the Iranian Regime, and the Russian Federation in the nation of Georgia.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Joe Wilson Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

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May 6, 2025

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

May 5, 2025

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)

May 5, 2025

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1840-1841)

May 5, 2025

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.

May 5, 2025

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

May 5, 2025

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

May 5, 2025

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

May 5, 2025

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

Jan 3, 2025

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.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
May 5, 2025	House · vote #116	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	349–42	See who voted →
Sep 22, 2015	Senate · vote #268	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 36	Rejected	54–42	See who voted →

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 17

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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COVENANT GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
for AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
for JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
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for JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · Maryland · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
FDD ACTION
for FDD ACTION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
COVENANT GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
for AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
16 filings
SENATE
16 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
6 filings
Education, Dept of
2 filings
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
1 filing
White House Office
1 filing

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Cosponsors 18