SOUTH AMERICA

Bills and resolutions

Venezuela: impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for, or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against nationals (see H.R. 4229), H2432 [13MR]

——— impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (see H.R. 4587), H3939 [7MY]

——— support democracy, condemn violence and intimidation of political opposition and investigate such acts, dismantle militias, impose sanctions, and encourage dialogue with political opposition (see S. Res. 365), S1234 [27FE]

——— support freedom of expression and assembly, condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, and call for international support for democratic reform (see H. Res. 488), H1937 [25FE]

Letters

Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Protection Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4847 [28MY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4847 [28MY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4847 [28MY]

Messages

Extradition Treaty With Chile: President Obama, S5720 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Library of Congress: anniversary of Hispanic Reading Room, E1454 [19SE]

Obama, President: implement economic sanctions against Venezuelan officials for human rights violations relative to violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, H2108, H2109 [4MR]

Portugal: observance of Dia de Portugal, E960 [11JN]

Venezuela: impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela (H.R. 4587), H4047 [9MY], H4844–H4850 [28MY], H8654 [4DE], H8822 [8DE]

——— support freedom of expression and assembly, condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, and call for international support for democratic reform, H1946 [26FE]

——— support freedom of expression and assembly, condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, and call for international support for democratic reform (H. Res. 488), H1925, H1928 [25FE], H2106–H2109 [4MR], H4847 [28MY]

Women for Life in Venezuela (organization): tribute to pro-democracy protests made in Venezuela, H2012 [27FE]

Remarks in Senate

Colombia: improvement of labor rights, S2184 [7AP]

Ecuador: allegations of intimidation of journalists and news media, S1274 [4MR]

——— issuance of permit for oil drilling in Yasuni reserve in Amazon region, S4138 [26JN]

National security: provide funding to Navy and Coast Guard to interdict shipments of drugs between South and Central America, S4976 [28JY], S5104, S5105 [30JY]

Obama, President: implement economic sanctions against Venezuelan officials for human rights violations relative to violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, S1795 [27MR]

Paraguay: democracy efforts, S5946 [12NO]

Venezuela: assessment of economic and financial situation, S6676 [11DE]

——— impact of Iran and Cuba on political situation, S1154 [26FE]

——— support democracy, condemn violence and intimidation of political opposition and investigate such acts, dismantle militias, impose sanctions, and encourage dialogue with political opposition (S. Res. 365), S1595 [12MR], S4117 [26JN]

Reports filed

Support Democracy, Condemn Violence and Intimidation of Political Opposition, Dismantle Militias, Impose Sanctions, and Encourage Dialogue With Political Opposition in Venezuela: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 365), S1517 [11MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 488, support freedom of expression and assembly, condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, and call for international support for democratic reform in Venezuela, H2106 [4MR]

H.R. 4587, Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Protection Act, H4844–H4846 [28MY]

S. Res. 365, support democracy, condemn violence and intimidation of political opposition and investigate such acts, dismantle militias, impose sanctions, and encourage dialogue with political opposition in Venezuela, S1237 [27FE]

Tributes

Santos, Juan Manuel, S4546 [16JY]