119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
MEGOBARI Act
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Latest action (May 6, 2025): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 2025)
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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House · May 5, 2025 · Roll call 116 · Passed
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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) Roll call details
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) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1840-1841)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 36.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1823-1828)
Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
….J. Res. 200, Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Turkey of certain defense articles and services, all provisions. H.R. 36, MEGOBARI Act, all provisions. H.R. 3307, Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act, all provisions. H.R. 4215, International Traffic in Arms Regulations Licensing Ref…
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JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · lobbying firm or registrant: JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 10, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
Amount not reported
…ease Act; S.Res.91 - A resolution acknowledging the third anniversary of Russia's further invasion of Ukraine and expressing support for the people of Ukraine; H.R.36 - MEGOBARI Act (Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgias Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act); S.868 - MEGOBARI Act; H.Res.564 - Cal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report.
JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · lobbying firm or registrant: JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Aug 10, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
Amount not reported
…ease Act; S.Res.91 - A resolution acknowledging the third anniversary of Russia's further invasion of Ukraine and expressing support for the people of Ukraine; H.R.36 - MEGOBARI Act (Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgias Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act); S.868 - MEGOBARI Act; H.Res.564 - Cal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 2658, Free Iraq from Iran Act, all provisions. H.R. 3307, Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act, all provisions. H.R. 3563, Taiwan PLUS Act, all provisions. H.R. 36, MEGOBARI Act, all provisions. H.R. 4531, BANNED in Latin America Act, all provisions. H.R. 6230, Tehran Incitement to Violence Act, all provisions. H.R. 6469,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…trol Revision Act, all provisions. H.R. 3307, Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act, all provisions. H.R. 3315, No Hezbollah In Our Hemisphere Act, all provisions. H.R. 36, MEGOBARI Act, all provisions. H.R. 3613, Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act of 2025, all provisions. H.R. 4215, International Traffic in Arms Regulations…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · lobbying firm or registrant: JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 30, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
Amount not reported
…ease Act; S.Res.91 - A resolution acknowledging the third anniversary of Russia's further invasion of Ukraine and expressing support for the people of Ukraine; H.R.36 - MEGOBARI Act (Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgias Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act); S.868 - MEGOBARI Act; H.Res.564 - Cal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · lobbying firm or registrant: JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 22, 2025 · issue area: Foreign Relations
Amount not reported
…ease Act; S.Res.91 - A resolution acknowledging the third anniversary of Russia's further invasion of Ukraine and expressing support for the people of Ukraine; H.R.36 - MEGOBARI Act (Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgias Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act); S.868 - MEGOBARI Act; H.Res.564 - Cal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · lobbying firm or registrant: JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Aug 6, 2025 · issue area: Foreign Relations
Amount not reported
…ease Act; S.Res.91 - A resolution acknowledging the third anniversary of Russia's further invasion of Ukraine and expressing support for the people of Ukraine; H.R.36 - MEGOBARI Act (Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgias Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act). H.Res.564 - Calling for the return of…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC · lobbying firm or registrant: JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted May 7, 2025 · issue area: Foreign Relations
Amount not reported
…ease Act; S.Res.91 - A resolution acknowledging the third anniversary of Russia's further invasion of Ukraine and expressing support for the people of Ukraine; H.R.36 - MEGOBARI Act (Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgias Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing