H.R. 598: Georgia Support Act
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H.R. 598: Georgia Support Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Georgia Support Act
Plain summary
Georgia Support Act This bill directs the Department of State to 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, and (3) a strategy to help Georgia expand its capabilities to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda. 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.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 30 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 598, Georgia Support Act (2019-05-31)
Cosponsors on this site
Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Brad Sherman (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Dina Titus (D-NV), Steve Cohen (D-TN), David Schweikert (R-AZ)
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- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr598.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr598 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116