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House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

MEGOBARI Act

H.R. 36Introduced Jan 3, 2025Policy area: International Affairs

Official title: To counter the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the Iranian Regime, and the Russian Federation in the nation of Georgia.

Sponsor: Rep. Joe Wilson R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: May 6, 2025 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 36.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 36, last updated September 19, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 24, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 36. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · MAY 5, 2025

Passed the House

349–42PASSED
R 168–34 D 181–8

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 116 · 42 not voting

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 18 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Richard Hudson (R-NC), William Keating (D-MA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), James Moylan (R-GU), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Michael Turner (R-OH), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Wilson.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress · SC-2 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.