3.0.0 1025 2022-11-01T19:02:23Z 2022-11-05T19:27:59Z Senate S 2019-04-03 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2019-06-03T23:10:54Z Markup by 2019-05-22T17:45:02Z Referred to 2019-04-03T22:37:44Z 2019-06-03 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101. Calendars 2019-06-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2019-06-03 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2019-05-22 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2019-04-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-04-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2019-04-03 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-04-03 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2019-04-03 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-04-03 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2019-04-03 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-04-03 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2019-04-03 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-04-03 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2019-04-03 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-04-03 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2019-04-03 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-04-03 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2019-04-03 True H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO 2019-04-03 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-05-01 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2019-05-13 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2019-05-13 False K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2019-07-16 False 2019-06-11T18:34:55Z S. 1025, Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55358 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 3, 2019 International Affairs Asia Budget deficits and national debt Canada Caribbean area Child health China Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Cuba Currency Detention of persons Digital media Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Drug trafficking and controlled substances Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Energy storage, supplies, demand Europe European Union Food assistance and relief Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international corporations Foreign loans and debt Foreign property Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Health technology, devices, supplies Human rights Infectious and parasitic diseases Inflation and prices Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Iran Judicial procedure and administration Latin America Metals Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Multilateral development programs News media and reporting Oil and gas Poverty and welfare assistance Protest and dissent Rule of law and government transparency Russia Sanctions Securities Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Trade restrictions U.S. and foreign investments United Nations Venezuela Visas and passports War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity Women's health International Affairs 00 2019-04-03 Introduced in Senate 2019-07-15T15:54:30Z Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019 or the VERDAD Act of 2019

This bill directs the President to take various actions to address the political situation in Venezuela. (The United States does not recognize Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's President due to reports of widespread fraud during his election, recognizing instead National Assembly President Juan Guaido.)

The Department of State shall submit to Congress strategies for providing humanitarian aid to Venezuela and to Venezuelans in neighboring countries. The President shall direct U.S. representatives to the United Nations to prioritize U.N. efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Venezuela.

The bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in corruption or activity undermining Venezuela's democratic institutions. Sanctions include barring entry into the United States and various financial restrictions.

The bill also imposes various sanctions targeting the Maduro regime's ability to finance debt, trade gold, and use cryptocurrencies to evade U.S. sanctions.

The bill establishes a special envoy and task force for Venezuela to coordinate and oversee U.S. efforts regarding Venezuela.

The bill directs the State Department to

  • work with nongovernmental organizations to strengthen democratic governance and defend human rights in Venezuela,
  • investigate corruption and recover assets stolen from Venezuela,
  • help other countries establish legislative frameworks to impose sanctions on Maduro regime officials.

The President shall engage with multilateral development banks to assist in rebuilding Venezuela's economy and energy infrastructure.

The bill directs the President to prevent Russia's government-controlled oil company Rosneft from acquiring control of critical U.S. energy infrastructure, including assets belonging to Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.

]]> 25 2019-06-03 Reported to Senate 2020-02-28T22:18:35Z Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019 or the VERDAD Act of 2019

This bill directs the President to take various actions to address the political situation in Venezuela. (The United States does not recognize Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's President due to reports of widespread fraud during his election, recognizing instead National Assembly President Juan Guaido.)

The Department of State shall provide humanitarian aid to Venezuela and to Venezuelans in neighboring countries.

The bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in corruption or activity undermining Venezuela's democratic institutions. Sanctions include barring entry into the United States and various financial restrictions.

The bill also (1) authorizes or imposes various sanctions targeting the Maduro regime's ability to finance debt, trade gold, and use cryptocurrencies; and (2) imposes visa-blocking sanctions on aliens acting on behalf of Russia to support Maduro regime security forces.

The bill directs the State Department to

  • work with nongovernmental organizations to strengthen democratic governance and defend human rights in Venezuela,
  • work with foreign governments to investigate corruption and recover assets stolen from Venezuela, and
  • offer to help other countries establish legislative frameworks to impose sanctions on Maduro regime officials.

The President shall engage with multilateral development banks to assist in rebuilding Venezuela's economy and energy infrastructure.

The bill directs the President to prevent Russia's government-controlled oil company Rosneft from acquiring control of critical U.S. energy infrastructure, including assets belonging to Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.

]]> VERDAD Act of 2019 Display Title VERDAD Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced VERDAD Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate VERDAD Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill Venezuela Arms Restriction Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill Humanitarian Assistance to the Venezuelan People Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide humanitarian relief to the Venezuelan people and Venezuelan migrants, to advance a constitutional and democratic solution to Venezuela's political crisis, to address Venezuela's economic reconstruction, to combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1025rs/xml/BILLS-116s1025rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1025is/xml/BILLS-116s1025is.xml 2019-06-03 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101. 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.