3.0.0 4229 2023-01-11T13:26:50Z 2023-01-11T13:26:50Z House H HR 2014-03-13 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:H.R. 4229.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H2433]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2014-04-16T14:54:19Z Referred to 2014-03-13T14:03:25Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Referred to 2014-04-02T12:40:36Z hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2014-04-02T12:38:59Z Referred to 2014-03-13T14:03:20Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-03-13T14:03:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-03-13T14:03:30Z 2014-04-16 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2014-04-02 hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Committee 2014-04-02 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2014-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2014-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2014-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2014-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 N D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2014-03-13 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2014-03-13 True S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 2014-03-13 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2014-03-13 True D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 2014-03-13 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2014-03-13 True G000573 Rep. Garcia, Joe [D-FL-26] Joe Garcia D FL 26 2014-03-13 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2014-03-13 True F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] Lois Frankel D FL 22 2014-03-13 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2014-03-14 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2014-03-14 False M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2014-03-14 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] CORRINE BROWN D FL 5 2014-03-24 False G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 2014-03-24 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2014-03-24 False M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2014-03-27 False G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11] Michael Grimm R NY G. 11 2014-04-02 False F000458 Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] Stephen Fincher R TN Lee 8 2014-05-01 False International Affairs Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Economic performance and conditions Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Firearms and explosives Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international banking Foreign property Government information and archives Human rights International exchange and broadcasting International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Latin America News media and reporting Oil and gas Organization of American States Political movements and philosophies Property rights Protest and dissent Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Rule of law and government transparency Sanctions Technology transfer and commercialization Trade restrictions Venezuela Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2014-03-13 Introduced in House 2014-03-25T20:12:00Z Venezuelan Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act - Directs the Secretary of State to require the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) to use U.S. influence at the OAS to protect the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and strengthen the independent Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to protect human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere, especially in Venezuela.

Directs the President to transmit to Congress a list of Venezuelan government officials or persons acting on behalf of that government who are responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses against citizens of Venezuela or their family members.

Directs the President to transmit to Congress a list of persons who: (1) transfer or facilitate the transfer of goods or technologies that are likely to be used to commit serious rights abuses to Venezuela, to any entity organized under the laws of Venezuela, or to any national of Venezuela, for use in Venezuela; or (2) provide services with respect to such goods or technologies after their transfer to Venezuela.

Directs the President to transmit to Congress a list of persons who have engaged in censorship or other activities with respect to Venezuela that: (1) prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of freedom of expression or assembly; or (2) limit access to print or broadcast media, including facilitation of intentional frequency manipulation.

Imposes property, financial, and visa sanctions against a person listed pursuant to this Act.

States that it should be U.S. policy to reduce petroleum imports from Venezuela to prevent its leader Nicolas Maduro from using petroleum profits to fund his regime's oppression and human rights violations.

Directs the Secretary of State to submit comprehensive strategies to Congress to: (1) promote internet and information access freedom in Venezuela, and (2) ensure that the government of Venezuela will uphold democratic principles and is moving toward market-oriented economic systems.

States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) support efforts to identify prisoners of conscience and cases of human rights abuses in Venezuela, and (2) offer refugee status or political asylum in the United States to political dissidents in Venezuela or assist in their relocation to other countries.

Obligates specified amounts for assistance to civil society in Venezuela.

]]> Venezuelan Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act Display Title Venezuelan Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act Official Title as Introduced To seek international sanctions against the Government of Venezuela with respect to foreign persons responsible for or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against citizens of Venezuela, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Venezuelan Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act Introduced in House 2014-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4229ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4229ih.xml 2014-04-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.