Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2019 2019-12-17 Reported to Senate Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2019

This bill extends to December 31, 2021, statutory provisions requiring sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violence or human rights abuses in Venezuela. Currently, such provisions are set to expire December 31, 2019.

]]> 2019-12-04 Introduced in Senate Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2019

This bill extends to December 31, 2021, statutory provisions requiring sanctions on foreign persons responsible for violence or human rights abuses in Venezuela. Currently, such provisions are set to expire December 31, 2019.

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