# 117-hr-923: Georgia Support Act

117-hr-923, Georgia Support Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-923
- Congress: 117
- Title: Georgia Support Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2021-02-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Georgia Support Act This bill requires sanctions and reports related to Georgia. The President shall impose entry and property-blocking sanctions against foreign persons responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia that are occupied by Russia. The President shall also report to Congress every 180 days on such foreign persons. The Department of State shall report to Congress on various topics related to Georgia. The reports shall cover (1) U.S. security assistance to Georgia and an assessment of threats to the country's independence and its ability to defend itself, (2) cybersecurity cooperation between the United States and Georgia, and (3) a strategy to help Georgia expand its capabilities to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2021-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2021-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR), 2022-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 406 | 20 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-923 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923)

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