Dum spiro spero
While I breathe, I hope
MEGOBARI Act
The bill boosts U.S. leverage to promote Georgia's Euro‑Atlantic integration, democratic reforms, and targeted accountability while improving intelligence and oversight, but it risks reducing bilateral cooperation, harming Georgian economic actors and civilians, straining U.S. resources, and escalating tensions with Russia unless implemented carefully.
To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to provide that individuals who have been convicted of sex offenses against minors may not serve in certain positions.
Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act
Countering Russia’s War on Faith Act
The bill strengthens U.S. documentation and sanction tools to deter and hold accountable perpetrators of religious persecution in Russian‑occupied Ukrainian territories, while risking heightened geopolitical tensions, potential harms from misdesignation, and added administrative burdens and political expectations without specified new resources.
Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026
The bill strengthens U.S. protection, coordination, and deterrence for undersea cables and pipelines—improving resilience and allied cooperation—but does so at the cost of higher taxpayer-funded staffing and implementation expenses, expanded regulatory and legal exposure for industry, and risks to privacy, diplomacy, and interagency flexibility.
No Waivers for Fraud Act of 2026
The bill eases federal sanction procedures to give states more flexibility and reduce administrative disruption—potentially stabilizing child-care funding—but does so by weakening federal enforcement and legal clarity, which could leave families with fewer remedies and reduce program accountability.
Countering China’s Control of the Caucasus Act
The bill increases U.S. intelligence, oversight, and targeted diplomatic/economic engagement with Georgia to strengthen security and aid effectiveness, but it may raise federal costs, create diplomatic friction, and divert short‑term government resources.
HARM Act 2.0
The bill increases U.S. capacity to disrupt Wagner successor networks and improves oversight and allied coordination, but does so at the risk of diplomatic friction, higher costs, potential harm to humanitarian access, legal challenges, and exposure of sensitive intelligence.
REPO Implementation Act of 2025
The bill channels frozen (and some non-confiscated) Russian sovereign assets into a fund to provide steady, accelerated support for Ukraine and improves reporting and coordination, but it increases fiscal commitments, expands executive authority, and raises legal and diplomatic risks that could impose costs on U.S. taxpayers and complicate international relations.
Eastern Flank Strategic Partnership Act of 2025
The bill sharply boosts U.S. support, readiness, and legal clarity for specified Eastern Flank NATO partners—speeding deterrence and response—but does so at the cost of higher taxpayer-funded defense spending, concentrated assistance/oversight that may politicize who gets support, and elevated risks of escalation or burdens on allies' budgets.