By a large majority of the politicians of both parties (349-42), the draft requires a "comprehensive review" of Georgian Dream's ruling organization politicians for imposing sanctions on them. Restrictions are to be imposed on those who were to be active in corruption or “distorting Georgian sovereignty”.
The U.S. State Department would gotta draw up a full study on the activities and agents of Russian and Chinese intelligence in Georgia.
At the same time, the bill, whose name in Georgian means ‘friend’, requires a deepening of relations between the US and Georgia erstwhile the ‘democracy and sovereignty of the country’ returns.
Combating Georgia
The bill's initiator, Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, is known for supporting the Georgian opposition and does not consider the current authorities legitimate.
— The Ivanishvili government seeks to undermine Georgia's freedom. I stand on the side of the Georgian people and the rightful president of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili in their appeal for free and fair elections. This bill gives Georgian officials a choice: to abandon possible dictator (Bidzin) Ivanishvili or face sanctions. There is inactive time to save Georgia's sovereignty! said Wilson after the vote.
The US has already imposed a number of sanctions on the politicians of the governing organization in Georgia last year, including the Home Secretary, for suppressing opposition protests. The actual leader of the country was besides punished with sanctions, Honorary president of the Georgian organization Bidzin Ivanishvili Dream.
