[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5134 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5134

To extend the termination of sanctions with respect to Venezuela under 
  the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2016

 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Sires, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
  Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Deutch) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
 and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend the termination of sanctions with respect to Venezuela under 
  the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Venezuela Defense of Human Rights 
and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
              VENEZUELA.

    Section 5(e) of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil 
Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2019''.
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