{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-923","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 923","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Georgia Support Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To support the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Georgia, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To support the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Georgia, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Georgia Support Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Georgia Support Act"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To support the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Republic of Georgia, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Georgia Support Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Georgia Support Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-02-08","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-04-27","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h131","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Georgia Support Act","result":"Passed","yea":406,"nay":20,"present":0,"not_voting":3,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll131.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.","date":"2022-04-28"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-04-27","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Georgia Support Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires sanctions and reports related to Georgia."},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":133},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Sets out United States policy toward the Republic of Georgia, requires State Department reports on assistance and related topics, and requires sanctions on foreign persons responsible for serious human rights abuses in the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-H71FF03FA821148339F8AB16F055364D4"},{"label":"Sec. 101","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-H7870DEEEF1E142149356200E259CD213"},{"label":"Sec. 201","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-H456420F5F2B141D497E19D75679D4E59"}]},"core_areas":["United States policy toward Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity","Security assistance to Georgia","Democracy and governance assistance to Georgia","Cybersecurity cooperation with Georgia","Response to Russian disinformation and propaganda in Georgia","Sanctions for human rights abuses in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"States the policy of the United States to support Georgia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, and not to recognize territorial changes effected by force.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-H71FF03FA821148339F8AB16F055364D4"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to submit a report within 120 days of enactment reviewing United States security assistance to Georgia, including an assessment of needed assistance and a five-year strategy to enhance Georgia's deterrence, resilience and self-defense.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 101","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-H7870DEEEF1E142149356200E259CD213"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to report within 180 days of enactment on United States democracy and governance assistance to Georgia, including its goals, its impact since fiscal year 2008, and Georgia's progress on press freedom and democratic institutions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 102","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-H59324BB5ACBA4F3BA38BEE4B3A1110E2"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to report within 180 days of enactment on United States cybersecurity cooperation with Georgia, including efforts to help Georgia prevent, mitigate and respond to cyber incidents.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 103","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-HF2ABF98F0C944D778EC6AE6FD25C1EE8"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to submit a report within 180 days of enactment outlining a strategy to enhance Georgia's capabilities to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda while promoting freedom of the press.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 104","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-H599FAA16245D483E874F58CAFD5018DB"}},{"text":"Requires the President to impose asset blocking and visa inadmissibility and revocation on foreign persons the President determines are responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, with a waiver for the national interests of the United States.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 201","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-H456420F5F2B141D497E19D75679D4E59"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"off_subject","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 301","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-H986B667516BB4213948FA9D955F47145"},"heading":"Determination of budgetary effects","effect":"Directs that the budgetary effects of the Act, for purposes of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, are determined by reference to a statement printed in the Congressional Record by the House Budget Committee Chairman.","amount":null,"quote":"The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled"}]},{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 201","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh#toc-H456420F5F2B141D497E19D75679D4E59"},"heading":"Imposition of sanctions on persons complicit in or responsible for serious human rights abuses, including right to life in Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia occupied by Russia","effect":"Requires sanctions on foreign persons tied to serious human rights abuses in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, but excludes sanctions on the importation of goods from the authority and requirements of this title.","amount":null,"quote":"The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this title shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-04-27","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/923/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-923.png","v":"960caf70d79d","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 923, 117th Congress: Georgia Support Act. House: 406 Yea, 20 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 27 Apr 2022."}}