# 119-s-868: MEGOBARI Act

119-s-868, MEGOBARI Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status in_committee (as of 2026-05-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-868
- Congress: 119
- Title: MEGOBARI Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-22

## Summary

**Centers U.S. policy on helping Georgia join the EU and NATO while pressing for democratic reforms and protecting its sovereignty.** The bill would tie increased U.S. support to measurable democratic and Euro‑Atlantic progress and create targeted sanctions for foreign actors who undermine Georgia.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More exchanges and defense ties: benefit, low. If enacted and the President certifies Georgia has made sustained democratic progress, the bill would direct the State Department to expand people‑to‑people and academic exchanges. The President and Defense Secretary would be directed to maintain and could expand military cooperation. This could in…
- Mandatory findings, reports, and rules: cost, low. If enacted, the President must decide within 90 days whether named categories of Georgian officials or their family members engaged in corruption or acts blocking Euro‑Atlantic integration. The bill would require an unclassified report within 180 days listing identified persons, dates, and reasons.…
- Sanctions tools, visas, and waivers: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would let the President block property of named foreign persons in the U.S. and bar named aliens from visas and entry. Visa cancellations would take effect immediately. It would also allow the President to grant case-by-case waivers, sometimes renewable for up to 180 days, with…
- Who counts under sanctions: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would define who is a 'foreign person' and who is a 'United States person.' It would list U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, entities formed under U.S. law, and people in the United States. The law would also adopt the Immigration and Nationality Act definition for "imm…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the…
- 119-s-4281: Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act

## Sources
- [119-s-868 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/868)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2904)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
- [119-s-4281: Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4281)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-868 (as of 2026-05-22).