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Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act or the BRAVE Burma Act This bill extends and expands a law imposing sanctions on Burma. The bill also requires the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Burma. Current law authorizes, and in some cases requires, the President to impose sanctions on certain Burmese state-owned enterprises, Burmese officials and family members, and other foreign persons. The bill extends this law through December 23, 2032. The bill also requires the President to annually determine, for the next seven years, whether the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, the Myanma Economic Bank, or foreign persons operating in Burma's jet fuel sector meet the criteria for required sanctions under (1) the previously mentioned law; or (2) Executive Order 14014 , Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma . The U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must advocate and vote to limit any increase to Burma's IMF shareholding while Burma's State Administrative Council is in power. (The State Administrative Council is the junta installed after Burma's 2021 military coup.) The President must appoint a Special Envoy for Burma with the advice and consent of the Senate. The envoy shall have the rank and status of ambassador and be responsible for coordinating all aspects of U.S. policy regarding Burma, including sanctions, arms embargoes, and assistance to the people of Burma.
Action Timeline
2026-02-11
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2026-02-09
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3190.
2026-02-09
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-02-09
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2080)
2026-02-09
Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2026-02-09
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2080-2081)
2026-02-09
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2080)
2025-10-03
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-321, Part I.
2025-10-03
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-321, Part I.
2025-07-22
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 54 - 0.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.3190 pass?
HR.3190 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.3190 do?
Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act or the BRAVE Burma Act This bill extends and expands a law imposing sanctions on Burma. The bill also requires the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Burma. Current law authorizes, and in some cases requires, the President to impose sanctions on certain Burmese state-owned enterprises, Burmese officials and family members, and other foreign persons. The bill extends this law through December 23, 2032. The bill also requires the President to annually determine, for the next seven years, whether the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, th…
Who sponsored HR.3190?
HR.3190 was sponsored by Bill Huizenga (R-Michigan).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 3190 EH: Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act U.S. House of Representatives 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. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3190 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2022 to extend the sunset, to require a determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on certain persons of Burma, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act or the BRAVE Burma Act 2. Modifications to reporting requirement Section 5571(e) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 22 U.S.C. 10222(e) ) is amended to read as follows: (e) Assessment and report on sanctions with respect to Burmese persons (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 7 years, the President shall determine whether the following persons meet the criteria for sanctions described under subsection (a) or under Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg. 9429; relating to blocking property with respect to the situation in Burma): (A) Any Burmese state-owned enterprise described in subsection (c)(1). (B) Myanma Economic Bank. (C) Any foreign person that the President determines operates in the jet fuel sector of the Burmese economy, including through activities such as the provision of financial services or the importation, exportation, reexportation, sale, supply, trade, storage, or transport, directly or indirectly, of jet fuel in Burma. (2) Report required Upon making the determination required by paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the assessment. (3) Form of report The report required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. . 3. Limitation of shareholding benefitting the state administration council of burma (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States, when assessing potential changes to any shareholding formula in connection with a governance review of the Fund, to limit, as appropriate, an increase to the shareholding of Burma if the country is subject to the rule of the State Administration Council. (b) Waiver The President of the United States may waive the application of subsection (a) upon certifying to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the waiver is important to the national interest of the United States, with a detailed explanation of the reasons therefor. Passed the House of Representatives February 9, 2026. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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