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    <item congress="117" measure-type="s" measure-number="1417" measure-id="id117s1417" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-04-28" update-date="2021-10-28">
        <title>Preserving Accountability for National Assets Act of 2021</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117s1417v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-10-28">
            <action-date>2021-04-28</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Preserving Accountability for National Assets Act of 2021 or the PANA Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes the Venezuela Restoration Fund to strengthen democratic governance and institutions, defend human rights, support independent media outlets, and combat corruption and improve transparency in Venezuela. </p> <p>Any funds or assets forfeited to the United States by an individual or entity connected to the regimes of Hugo Ch&aacute;vez and Nicol&aacute;s Maduro in Venezuela will be deposited into this fund.</p>]]></summary-text>
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