# 119-hr-36: MEGOBARI Act

119-hr-36, MEGOBARI Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-36
- Congress: 119
- Title: MEGOBARI Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would use targeted sanctions and conditional U.S. support to push Georgia toward EU and NATO integration while countering foreign influence and corruption.** It pairs new sanctions authorities with reporting requirements and a 5-year bilateral strategy to guide assistance and oversight. - Would allow targeted measures against foreign persons who undermine Georgia’s EU or NATO trajectory, sovereignty, or stability. Tools include visa bans and revocations, blocking property under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), and other IEEPA-consistent actions, and it requires the President to identify significant corrupt actors and report within 180 days. - Would require a 90-day unclassified 5-year bilateral strategy for Georgia with a classified annex, plus a classified report on Russian intelligence assets in Georgia within 180 days that includes an annex on Chinese influence. The bill directs timely briefings and ongoing oversight to specified congressional committees. - Affirms U.S. support for democratic institutions, independent media, civil society, and the release of political detainees and investigations of election interference. If Georgia shows sustained progress, the Secretary of State should promote people-to-people and academic exchanges and the President should maintain or expand military cooperation and security assistance.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 349 | 42 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Georgia plan and intel reports: benefit, medium. Within 90 days, State and USAID would send Congress a five-year plan for U.S.-Georgia ties. It would be public with a classified annex, set goals, list tools and funding needs, say if Georgia should remain the region’s second-largest U.S. aid recipient, support civil society and media, and assess t…
- Sanctions and visa bans on foreign actors: benefit, medium. This bill would let the President block money and property of designated foreign people tied to the U.S. or U.S. persons. Those people would be denied visas and admission, and any current visas would be canceled. Agencies would issue rules within 120 days and, within 180 days, identify foreign pers…
- Five-year sunset on this Act: mixed, medium. All authorities in this Act would end 5 years after it is enacted. On that date, its sanctions, mandates, and cooperation tools would stop unless a new law extends them. This would set a time limit, not change benefits right away.
- U.S.-Georgia ties conditioned on reforms: mixed, medium. The Secretary of State would suspend the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission until Georgia takes steps to reflect voters’ will and move toward EU and NATO membership. If the President later certifies sustained democratic progress and Euro-Atlantic steps, State would expand people-to-peopl…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-36 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/36)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-36 (as of 2026-09-21).