United States 119th Congress Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 10 D · 9 R cosponsors

HR 36 — MEGOBARI Act

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

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

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  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 9 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

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

Bill Text

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The text shows that HR 36 has been placed on the Senate calendar following its reception in the Senate on May 6, 2025. This indicates that the bill is now scheduled for further consideration in the Senate after passing through the House. This change matters because it marks the bill's progression in the legislative process, signaling that it is moving towards potential debate and voting in the Senate.

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36 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
36 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
70 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
36 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To counter the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the Iranian Regime, and the Russian Federation in the nation of Georgia.
36 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 6, 2025 Received;
read twice and placed on the calendar _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To counter the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the Iranian Regime, and the Russian Federation in the nation of Georgia.
Clerk.
KEVIN F.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
Calendar No.
70 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
_______________________________________________________________________ May 6, 2025 Received;
read twice and placed on the calendar
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Action History

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

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

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

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

  5. 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.

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

  7. 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)

  8. 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)

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

  10. Introduced in House

  11. Introduced in House

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 528 not signed on · 31 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (528)

528 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 349 Yea · 42 Nay · 42 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12711016
Republican 10523011
Democratic 1168015
Independent 1000
Total 34942042
% of votes cast 81%10%0%10%
How each member voted (433)
Member Party Vote
Adams — Yea
Alford — Not Voting
Allen — Yea
Arrington — Yea
Auchincloss — Yea
Bacon — Yea
Baird — Yea
Barr — Yea
Barrett — Yea
Beatty — Yea
Begich — Yea
Bell — Yea
Bilirakis — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Burlison — Not Voting
Bynum — Yea
Calvert — Yea
Carey — Yea
Carson — Not Voting
Case — Yea
Cline — Nay
Cohen — Yea
Cole — Yea
Collins — Nay
Comer — Yea
Conaway — Yea
Connolly — Not Voting
Courtney — Yea
Craig — Yea
Crane — Nay
Crawford — Yea
Crenshaw — Yea
Crockett — Yea
Crow — Not Voting
Davidson — Nay
Dexter — Yea
Diaz-Balart — Yea
Dingell — Yea
Downing — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Ellzey — Yea
Fallon — Yea
Fields — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fitzgerald — Yea
Fitzpatrick — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Flood — Yea
Fong — Yea
Foster — Yea
Frost — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gillen — Yea
Gonzalez, V. — Yea
Graves — Yea
Gray — Yea
Green (TN) — Yea
Greene (GA) — Nay
Griffith — Yea
Guthrie — Yea
Hayes — Yea
Himes — Yea
Hinson — Yea
Horsford — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Hunt — Not Voting
Jack — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
James — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Kean — Yea
Keating — Yea
Kim — Yea
Knott — Nay
LaHood — Yea
Latimer — Yea
Latta — Yea
Lawler — Yea
Leger Fernandez — Yea
Levin — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Luna — Nay
Luttrell — Yea
Lynch — Not Voting
Mace — Not Voting
Mann — Yea
Matsui — Yea
McBride — Yea
McClain Delaney — Yea
McClellan — Yea
McClintock — Not Voting
McCollum — Yea
McCormick — Yea
McDonald Rivet — Yea
McDowell — Yea
McGarvey — Yea
McGovern — Not Voting
McGuire — Nay
Meeks — Not Voting
Menendez — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moran — Yea
Morrison — Yea
Moulton — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Neal — Yea
Norcross — Not Voting
Norman — Nay
Owens — Yea
Palmer — Yea
Panetta — Yea
Pappas — Yea
Perry — Nay
Peters — Yea
Pou — Yea
Quigley — Yea
Randall — Yea
Rose — Yea
Ross — Yea
Roy — Nay
Rutherford — Yea
Ryan — Yea
Salazar — Yea
Scanlon — Yea
Schmidt — Yea
Schneider — Yea
Sessions — Yea
Sewell — Yea
Sherman — Yea
Sherrill — Not Voting
Shreve — Yea
Simon — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Stanton — Yea
Stevens — Yea
Strickland — Yea
Strong — Yea
Sykes — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Tenney — Yea
Titus — Yea
Underwood — Yea
Van Drew — Yea
Van Duyne — Yea
Van Orden — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wasserman Schultz — Yea
Waters — Yea
Watson Coleman — Yea
Aguilar, Pete Democratic Yea
Amo, Gabe Democratic Yea
Ansari, Yassamin Democratic Yea
Balint, Becca Democratic Yea
Barragán, Nanette Diaz Democratic Yea
Bera, Ami Democratic Yea
Beyer, Donald S. Democratic Yea
Bonamici, Suzanne Democratic Yea
Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic Yea
Brownley, Julia Democratic Yea
Budzinski, Nikki Democratic Yea
Carbajal, Salud O. Democratic Yea
Carter, Troy A. Democratic Yea
Casar, Greg Democratic Not Voting
Casten, Sean Democratic Yea
Castor, Kathy Democratic Yea
Castro, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila Democratic Yea
Chu, Judy Democratic Yea
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray Democratic Yea
Clark, Katherine M. Democratic Yea
Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic Yea
Cleaver, Emanuel Democratic Yea
Clyburn, James E. Democratic Yea
Correa, J. Luis Democratic Yea
Costa, Jim Democratic Yea
Cuellar, Henry Democratic Yea
Davids, Sharice Democratic Yea
Davis, Danny K. Democratic Not Voting
Davis, Donald G. Democratic Yea
DeGette, Diana Democratic Yea
DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic Yea
DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic Yea
Dean, Madeleine Democratic Yea
DelBene, Suzan K. Democratic Yea
Deluzio, Christopher R. Democratic Yea
Doggett, Lloyd Democratic Not Voting
Elfreth, Sarah Democratic Yea
Escobar, Veronica Democratic Yea
Espaillat, Adriano Democratic Yea
Evans, Dwight Democratic Yea
Figures, Shomari Democratic Yea
Foushee, Valerie P. Democratic Yea
Frankel, Lois Democratic Yea
Friedman, Laura Democratic Yea
Garamendi, John Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Garcia, Sylvia R. Democratic Yea
García, Jesús G. "Chuy" Democratic Not Voting
Golden, Jared F. Democratic Yea
Goldman, Daniel S. Democratic Yea
Gomez, Jimmy Democratic Yea
Goodlander, Maggie Democratic Yea
Gottheimer, Josh Democratic Not Voting
Green, Al Democratic Yea
Harder, Josh Democratic Yea
Houlahan, Chrissy Democratic Yea
Hoyer, Steny H. Democratic Not Voting
Hoyle, Val T. Democratic Yea
Ivey, Glenn Democratic Yea
Jackson, Jonathan L. Democratic Not Voting
Jayapal, Pramila Democratic Yea
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic Nay
Johnson, Julie Democratic Yea
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney Democratic Yea
Kaptur, Marcy Democratic Yea
Kelly, Robin L. Democratic Yea
Kennedy, Timothy M. Democratic Yea
Khanna, Ro Democratic Yea
Krishnamoorthi, Raja Democratic Yea
Landsman, Greg Democratic Yea
Larsen, Rick Democratic Yea
Larson, John B. Democratic Yea
Lee, Summer L. Democratic Nay
Lee, Susie Democratic Yea
Liccardo, Sam T. Democratic Yea
Lieu, Ted Democratic Yea
Lofgren, Zoe Democratic Yea
Magaziner, Seth Democratic Yea
Mannion, John W. Democratic Yea
McBath, Lucy Democratic Yea
McIver, LaMonica Democratic Yea
Meng, Grace Democratic Not Voting
Mfume, Kweisi Democratic Yea
Min, Dave Democratic Yea
Moore, Gwen Democratic Not Voting
Morelle, Joseph D. Democratic Not Voting
Moskowitz, Jared Democratic Yea
Mrvan, Frank J. Democratic Yea
Nadler, Jerrold Democratic Yea
Neguse, Joe Democratic Yea
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Democratic Nay
Olszewski, Johnny Democratic Yea
Omar, Ilhan Democratic Nay
Pallone, Frank Democratic Yea
Pelosi, Nancy Democratic Yea
Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp Democratic Yea
Pettersen, Brittany Democratic Yea
Pingree, Chellie Democratic Yea
Pocan, Mark Democratic Yea
Pressley, Ayanna Democratic Nay
Ramirez, Delia C. Democratic Nay
Raskin, Jamie Democratic Yea
Riley, Josh Democratic Yea
Rivas, Luz M. Democratic Yea
Ruiz, Raul Democratic Yea
Salinas, Andrea Democratic Yea
Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic Not Voting
Scholten, Hillary J. Democratic Yea
Schrier, Kim Democratic Yea
Scott, David Democratic Yea
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic Yea
Smith, Adam Democratic Yea
Sorensen, Eric Democratic Yea
Soto, Darren Democratic Yea
Stansbury, Melanie A. Democratic Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas Democratic Yea
Suozzi, Thomas R. Democratic Yea
Swalwell, Eric Democratic Not Voting
Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic Yea
Takano, Mark Democratic Yea
Thanedar, Shri Democratic Yea
Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic Yea
Thompson, Mike Democratic Yea
Tlaib, Rashida Democratic Nay
Tokuda, Jill N. Democratic Yea
Tonko, Paul Democratic Yea
Torres, Norma J. Democratic Yea
Torres, Ritchie Democratic Not Voting
Trahan, Lori Democratic Not Voting
Tran, Derek Democratic Yea
Vargas, Juan Democratic Yea
Vasquez, Gabe Democratic Yea
Veasey, Marc A. Democratic Yea
Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic Nay
Vindman, Eugene Simon Democratic Yea
Whitesides, George Democratic Yea
Williams, Nikema Democratic Yea
Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic Yea
Kiley, Kevin Independent Yea
Aderholt, Robert B. Republican Not Voting
Amodei, Mark E. Republican Yea
Babin, Brian Republican Yea
Balderson, Troy Republican Yea
Baumgartner, Michael Republican Yea
Bean, Aaron Republican Yea
Bentz, Cliff Republican Yea
Bergman, Jack Republican Yea
Bice, Stephanie I. Republican Yea
Biggs, Andy Republican Nay
Biggs, Sheri Republican Yea
Boebert, Lauren Republican Nay
Bost, Mike Republican Yea
Brecheen, Josh Republican Nay
Bresnahan, Robert P. Republican Yea
Burchett, Tim Republican Nay
Cammack, Kat Republican Yea
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican Yea
Carter, John R. Republican Not Voting
Ciscomani, Juan Republican Not Voting
Cloud, Michael Republican Nay
Clyde, Andrew S. Republican Nay
Crank, Jeff Republican Yea
Cruz, Ted Republican Yea
DesJarlais, Scott Republican Not Voting
Donalds, Byron Republican Yea
Dunn, Neal P. Republican Not Voting
Emmer, Tom Republican Yea
Estes, Ron Republican Yea
Evans, Gabe Republican Yea
Ezell, Mike Republican Yea
Fedorchak, Julie Republican Yea
Feenstra, Randy Republican Yea
Finstad, Brad Republican Yea
Fischbach, Michelle Republican Yea
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" Republican Yea
Foxx, Virginia Republican Yea
Franklin, Scott Republican Yea
Fulcher, Russ Republican Yea
Garbarino, Andrew R. Republican Yea
Gill, Brandon Republican Nay
Gimenez, Carlos A. Republican Yea
Goldman, Craig A. Republican Yea
Gonzales, Tony Republican Yea
Gooden, Lance Republican Yea
Gosar, Paul A. Republican Nay
Grothman, Glenn Republican Nay
Guest, Michael Republican Yea
Hageman, Harriet M. Republican Nay
Hamadeh, Abraham J. Republican Not Voting
Haridopolos, Mike Republican Yea
Harrigan, Pat Republican Nay
Harris, Andy Republican Nay
Harris, Mark Republican Nay
Harshbarger, Diana Republican Yea
Hern, Kevin Republican Yea
Higgins, Clay Republican Nay
Hill, J. French Republican Yea
Houchin, Erin Republican Yea
Huizenga, Bill Republican Yea
Hurd, Jeff Republican Yea
Issa, Darrell Republican Yea
Jackson, Ronny Republican Not Voting
Johnson, Dusty Republican Not Voting
Johnson, Mike Republican Yea
Joyce, David P. Republican Yea
Joyce, John Republican Nay
Kelly, Mike Republican Yea
Kelly, Trent Republican Yea
Kennedy, Mike Republican Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. Republican Yea
Kustoff, David Republican Yea
LaLota, Nick Republican Not Voting
LaMalfa, Doug Republican Not Voting
Langworthy, Nicholas A. Republican Yea
Lee, Laurel M. Republican Yea
Letlow, Julia Republican Yea
Loudermilk, Barry Republican Yea
Mackenzie, Ryan Republican Yea
Malliotakis, Nicole Republican Yea
Maloy, Celeste Republican Yea
Massie, Thomas Republican Nay
Mast, Brian J. Republican Yea
McCaul, Michael T. Republican Yea
McClain, Lisa C. Republican Yea
Messmer, Mark B. Republican Yea
Meuser, Daniel Republican Yea
Miller, Carol D. Republican Yea
Miller, Mary E. Republican Yea
Miller, Max L. Republican Yea
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette Republican Yea
Moolenaar, John R. Republican Yea
Moore, Barry Republican Nay
Moore, Blake D. Republican Yea
Moore, Riley M. Republican Nay
Moore, Tim Republican Yea
Nehls, Troy E. Republican Nay
Newhouse, Dan Republican Yea
Nunn, Zachary Republican Yea
Obernolte, Jay Republican Yea
Ogles, Andrew Republican Nay
Onder, Robert F. Republican Nay
Patronis, Jimmy Republican Yea
Pfluger, August Republican Yea
Reschenthaler, Guy Republican Yea
Rogers, Harold Republican Yea
Rogers, Mike D. Republican Yea
Rouzer, David Republican Yea
Rulli, Michael A. Republican Nay
Scalise, Steve Republican Yea
Schweikert, David Republican Not Voting
Scott, Austin Republican Yea
Self, Keith Republican Yea
Smith, Adrian Republican Yea
Smith, Christopher H. Republican Yea
Smith, Jason Republican Yea
Smucker, Lloyd Republican Yea
Spartz, Victoria Republican Yea
Stauber, Pete Republican Yea
Stefanik, Elise M. Republican Yea
Steil, Bryan Republican Yea
Steube, W. Gregory Republican Yea
Stutzman, Marlin A. Republican Yea
Thompson, Glenn Republican Yea
Tiffany, Thomas P. Republican Yea
Timmons, William R. Republican Yea
Turner, Michael R. Republican Yea
Valadao, David G. Republican Yea
Walberg, Tim Republican Yea
Weber, Randy K. Sr. Republican Yea
Webster, Daniel Republican Yea
Westerman, Bruce Republican Yea
Wied, Tony Republican Nay
Williams, Roger Republican Yea
Wilson, Joe Republican Yea
Wittman, Robert J. Republican Yea
Womack, Steve Republican Yea
Yakym, Rudy Republican Yea
Zinke, Ryan K. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 36 do?
Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia’s Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act or the MEGOBARI ActThis 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; andany 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.
Who sponsors HR 36?
HR 36 is sponsored by Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Hudson, Richard (Republican), Veasey, Marc A. (Democratic), Haridopolos, Mike (Republican), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Turner, Michael R. (Republican), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Lawler, Michael (Republican), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Aderholt, Robert B. (Republican), Costa, Jim (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Moylan, James C. (Republican), Palmer, Gary J. (Republican), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Rouzer, David (Republican), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), and Wilson, Joe (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 36?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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