Tbilisi (GBC) - The US House of Representatives has passed the Countering China’s Control of the Caucasus Act. The bill was introduced in the US Congress on February 24, 2026. The bill was introduced by US Congressmen Joe Wilson (Republican Party) and Steve Cohen (Democratic Party).
This bill requires the Department of State to submit a classified report to Congress that examines Russian and Chinese influence and intelligence activity in Georgia.
The State Department must also submit a strategy for enhancing bilateral ties with Georgia, a determination of the resources needed to enhance such ties, and whether the United States should continue to invest in its partnership with Georgia and in Georgian projects.
Specifically, Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a classified report, as appropriate, to the relevant congressional committees to examine the penetration of Russian and Chinese intelligence elements and their assets in Georgia; and examine the potential intersection of Russian and Chinese influence and cooperation in Georgia.
The bill also calls for a 5-year strategy for US-Georgia relations.
Specifically, the bill requires the US to prepare a strategy that outlines specific objectives for enhancing bilateral ties which reflect the current domestic political environment in Georgia; includes a determination of the tools, resources, and funding that should be available to achieve the objectives outlined pursuant to subparagraph (A) and an assessment of whether Georgia should remain a top recipient of United States funding in the Europe and Eurasia region; includes a determination of the extent to which the United States should continue to invest in its partnership with Georgia; and includes a determination of whether the Government of Georgia remains committed to expanding trade ties with the United States and Europe and whether the United States Government should continue to invest in Georgian projects.
"The illegitimate Georgian Dream regime is in the process of selling out the country to the Chinese Communist Party, war criminal Putin, and Iran - against the wishes of the Georgian people and the interests of the U.S.," Joe Wilson told Congress as the House passed the bill targeting Chinese and Russian influence in Georgia.
The bill will now move to the Senate.
