HR 243 Re-checks Congress.gov for new actions and updates the bill's status, and fills in any sponsors, committees, or related bills that are missing. It does not re-pull sponsors/cosponsors/committees/related — those rarely change — and it skips all work if nothing has changed upstream, so it's cheap to click.
Georgian Nightmare Non-Recognition Act
To prohibit United States recognition of Bidzina Ivanishvili or any Government of Georgia that is led by Bidzina Ivanishvili, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill establishes U.S. policy prohibiting recognition of any Georgian government led by Bidzina Ivanishvili or his proxies, and prohibits federal officials and employees from taking any action or using federal funds that would recognize such a government or imply U.S. recognition of it. The bill directs the United States to actively oppose recognition by other governments of an Ivanishvili-led Georgian government and to use sanctions authorities under the Global Magnitsky Act and Executive Order 14024 to deter corrupt activity or foreign influence operations by Georgia. The bill recognizes the incumbent President of Georgia prior to the October 26, 2024 elections as the only legitimate leader of Georgia. The policy may be declared void by the President if the Georgian constitution is restored through free and fair elections as certified by the U.S. Helsinki Commission.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.
Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC)
8 cosponsors
Actions (3)
- Jan 16, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H189)
- Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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. · house
- Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in House
More bills on these subjects (8)
Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
Text versions (1)
Bills are re-published as they move (Introduced → Reported → Engrossed → Enrolled …). Each stage below is a separate text; pick two to see what changed. Data from Congress.gov.
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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
A BILL
To prohibit United States recognition of Bidzina Ivanishvili or any Government of Georgia that is led by Bidzina Ivanishvili, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Georgian Nightmare Non-Recognition Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF RECOGNITION OF IVANISHVILI REGIME.
(a) Statement of Policy.—It is the policy of the United States—
(1) not to recognize or normalize relations with any Government of Georgia that is led by Bidzina Ivanishvili or any proxies due to the Ivanishvili regime’s ongoing crimes against the Georgian people;
(2) to actively oppose recognition or normalization of relations by other governments with any Government of Georgia that is led by Bidzina Ivanishvili or any proxies, including by fully implementing the mandatory primary and secondary sanctions in Executive Order No. 14024; and
(3) to use the full range of authorities, including those provided under the Global Magnitsky Act and Executive Order No. 14024, to deter corrupt activity or foreign influence operations by Georgia on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party, the Iranian regime, and the Russian Federation.
(b) Prohibition.—In accordance with subsection (a), no Federal official or employee may take any action, and no Federal funds may be made available, to recognize or otherwise imply, in any manner, United States recognition of Bidzina Ivanishvili or any Government in Georgia that is led by Bidzina Ivanishvili or any proxies.
(c) Recognition of President of Georgia.—The United States shall recognize the incumbent President of Georgia prior to the fraudulent elections on October 26, 2024 as the only legitimate leader in Georgia.
(d) Restoration of Georgian Constitution.—In the case of the restoration of the Georgian constitution as demonstrated by the holding of free and fair elections as certified by the Chairman and Co-Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, this policy may be declared void by the President. <all>
Comments