BRAVE Burma Act
Latest action · Feb 11, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 5, 2025
- Passed HouseFeb 9, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2025 to Sep 4, 2025; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | May 5, 2025 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 7, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Jefferson Shreve | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Jul 21, 2025 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 5, 2025 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 5, 2025 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 5, 2025Markup Jul 22, 2025Reported Oct 3, 2025 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2026 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Feb 9, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2080)
- Feb 9, 2026Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 9, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2080-2081)
- Feb 9, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3190.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2080, H2081Text printed H2080Cost estimates H2080 | Bill Huizenga R-MI, J. French Hill R-AR, Joyce Beatty D-OH | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8618 | Peter Welch D-VT | Dec 10, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 20, 2025H.R. 3190, Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma ActAs reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 3, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 74, May 5, 2025, page H1855.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN12658 | Burma’s Election and Possible U.S. Revocation of Temporary Protected Status | Insight | Feb 13, 2026 |
| IF12331 | Burma: Background and Issues for Congress | Resource | Sep 2, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3981 | BRAVE Burma Act | Related bill | Mar 4, 2026 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- BRAVE Burma Act
- Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- BRAVE Burma Act
- Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Bringing Real Accountability Via Enforcement in Burma Act
- BRAVE Burma Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2026Referred in Senate
- Feb 9, 2026Engrossed in House
- May 5, 2025Introduced in House
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