3.0.0 4258 2019-11-15T21:07:17Z 2019-11-15T21:07:17Z House H HR 2012-03-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McDERMOTT:H.R. 4258.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H1571]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-03-26T16:00:21Z 2012-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-03-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E440) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 N International Affairs Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Europe Foreign aid and international relief Georgia (Republic) Human rights International Affairs 00 2012-03-26 Introduced in House 2012-04-25T20:43:18Z Republic of Georgia Democracy Act of 2012 - Prohibits FY2013 funds for any U.S. department or agency from being used to provide assistance to the Republic of Georgia until the Secretary of State reports to Congress that the parliamentary elections (held in October 2012 or such other date if rescheduled) were carried out in a free and competitive manner consistent with international standards.

Requires such report to include information on: (1) the presence and findings of election observers; (2) the ability of opposition parties to campaign effectively; and (3) whether Bidzina Ivanishvili and the Georgian Dream Party participated in the election, and, if not, the reason for their absence.

]]> Republic of Georgia Democracy Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Republic of Georgia Democracy Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To ensure free, fair, and competitive elections in the Republic of Georgia. Display Title Republic of Georgia Democracy Act of 2012 Introduced in House 2012-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4258ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4258ih.xml 2012-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.