HR 923 United States House · 117th Congress

To support the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Republic of Georgia, and for other purposes.

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, (3) a strategy to help Georgia expand its capabilities to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda, and (4) U.S. democracy and governance assistance to Georgia.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

Apr 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 8, 2021 Last action Apr 28, 2022

Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2022

How they voted

406–20

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 429

Apr 27, 2022

D Democratic220

217 Yea 1 Nay 2

98% Yea

R Republican209

189 Yea 19 Nay 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

upper

Apr 27, 2022

Introduced

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

lower

Apr 27, 2022

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 20 (Roll no. 131). (text: CR H4532-4534)

lower

Apr 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 20 (Roll no. 131).

lower

Apr 27, 2022

Introduced

Mr. Connolly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Apr 5, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Apr 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

lower

Feb 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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.

lower

Feb 8, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 18 co-sponsors