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III119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. RES. 712IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 30, 2026Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsRESOLUTIONExpressing the sense of the Senate in support of general elections in Venezuela.

Whereas the people of Venezuela should be free to elect their political leaders through a fair and democratic process;Whereas a clear majority of Venezuelans have rallied around the democratic opposition, led by María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia;Whereas the Maduro-Rodriguez regime does not have international legitimacy or the support of the Venezuelan people; andWhereas it is in the national interest of the United States to have a democratic and free Venezuela, free of the corrosive influence of China, Iran, and Cuba: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the Senate that the United States should use all diplomatic tools to support internationally monitored, free and fair elections in Venezuela.