The hearing on the “Georgian People’s Act” in the US Senate has been postponed. Information about this was posted on the website of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
The date of the meeting on the bipartisan bill is not yet known.
The Foreign Relations Committee of the US Senate was to discuss the bipartisan bill, “Georgian People’s Act”, at the meeting scheduled for September 25. The reason for postponement is not yet known.
The Georgian People’s Act, among other things, envisages visa restrictions/sanctions for those persons who hinder Georgia’s progress on the Euro-Atlantic path, and also emphasizes the obligation of the US Senate to support Georgian civil society in light of recent developments.
The Bill envisages a series of measures in response to the Georgian government’s recent acts and policies, including sanctions on Georgian officials, a review of foreign assistance, and a reassessment of the existing bilateral relations. The bill also reaffirms the US commitment to the people of Georgia, civil society and democracy.
In response to the “Foreign Agents” bill recently passed by the Georgian Parliament, which restricts the functioning of civil society and independent media in the country, US senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that would hold Georgia government officials and individuals accountable for corruption, human rights violations and for promoting/supporting the law on “Foreign Agents”.
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