US Congress House Bill 1461 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 11-1)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the President to periodically report to Congress on (1) whether the government of Georgia is undermining commitments or contractual agreements made with U.S. business persons operating in Georgia, and (2) the identities of current or former Georgian officials who are responsible for such actions. The report shall include a summary of U.S. government and nongovernment investment in Georgia. If the President determines that Georgia has committed such actions, the President shall impose financial and trade assistance sanctions on the government of Georgia and visa and property blocking sanctions on identified officials.

Georgian Fair Business Practices Sanctions Act of 2019

Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]
Rep. Jody Arrington [R-TX]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-02-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
2019-02-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
2019-02-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
2019-02-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1461/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1461/BILLS-116hr1461ih.pdf