3.0.0 1018 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z 2023-01-11T13:36:31Z Senate S 2017-05-03 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-03T19:49:07Z Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017 115 2658 HR 2017-12-11 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2017-05-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2017-05-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2017-05-03 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-05-03 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2017-05-03 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2017-05-03 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2017-05-03 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-05-03 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-05-03 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-05-03 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2017-05-10 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-05-15 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-06-07 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2017-07-25 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-09-13 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-01-03 False International Affairs Alternative and renewable resources Aviation and airports Border security and unlawful immigration Caribbean area Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Customs enforcement Emergency planning and evacuation Energy efficiency and conservation Food assistance and relief Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign aid and international relief Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Homeland security Infectious and parasitic diseases Intellectual property Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International organizations and cooperation Latin America Multilateral development programs Natural disasters Nutrition and diet Sanctions Terrorism Travel and tourism Venezuela Visas and passports World health International Affairs 00 2017-05-03 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-27T18:45:54Z Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of State to work through nongovernmental organizations to provide public health commodities, basic food commodities, and related technical assistance to Venezuela.

The State Department shall submit a multi-year strategy to Congress that: (1) describes how the United States will secure international support for the provision of humanitarian assistance to Venezuela, (2) identifies governments that will provide financial and technical assistance, and (3) identifies financial and technical assistance to be provided by multilateral institutions.

The State Department shall work: (1) with the Organization of American States to ensure international observation that contributes to free and transparent electoral processes in Venezuela; and (2) to defend internationally recognized human rights for the people of Venezuela, support the efforts of independent media outlets to share information beyond the limited channels made available by the Venezuelan government, facilitate open access to the Internet, and to combat government corruption.

The bill declares it to be U.S. policy to increase engagement with the governments in the Caribbean region and with the private sector and civil society in the United States and in the Caribbean.

The State Department shall report to Congress regarding the involvement in corruption of senior Venezuelan officials, including members of the National Electoral Council, the judicial system, and government security forces.

The bill amends the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 to: (1) direct the President to impose sanctions on any current or former official of the Venezuela government who is determined to have perpetrated significant acts of public corruption or actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions, and (2) extend the requirement to impose sanctions under such Act until December 31, 2022.

]]> Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017 Display Title Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide humanitarian assistance for the Venezuelan people, to defend democratic governance and combat widespread public corruption in Venezuela, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1018is/xml/BILLS-115s1018is.xml 2017-05-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.