VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF

Amendments

Foreign policy: impose targeted sanctions on persons responsible for violations of human rights of antigovernment protesters and strengthen civil society (S. 2142), S6389 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions

Foreign policy: 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 persons responsible for violations of human rights of antigovernment protesters and strengthen civil society (see S. 2142), S1652 [13MR]

——— 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]

Human rights: 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]

Letters

Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act: Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H9022 [10DE]

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]

Remarks in House

Civil liberties: call for release of political prisoners, H1925 [25FE], H2592 [24MR], H3000 [8AP], H8822 [8DE]

Communism: failures of the Marxist system, H1929–H1932 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for procurement of weapon systems that contain rare earth materials, metals, magnets, parts, or components that are produced in Cuba, North Korea, China, or Venezuela, H5565 [20JN]

Foreign policy: impose targeted sanctions on persons responsible for violations of human rights of antigovernment protesters and strengthen civil society (S. 2142), H9020–H9023 [10DE]

——— support free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy and condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, H1942 [26FE], H2008, H2013 [27FE], H2788 [1AP], H2806 [2AP]

——— 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]

Human rights: 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]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, H2806 [2AP]

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

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

Remarks in Senate

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

——— condemn human rights abuses of country’s political opposition and call for release of political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez, S4653–S4655 [21JY], S4670 [22JY]

——— impose targeted sanctions on persons responsible for violations of human rights of antigovernment protesters and strengthen civil society (S. 2142), S4117 [26JN], S5288–S5290 [31JY], S5463 [9SE], S6396–S6398 [8DE], S6676 [11DE]

——— 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]

——— support free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy and condemn violence and intimidation of country’s political opposition, S1154 [26FE], S1309 [5MR], S1793–S1796 [27MR]

International relations: impact of Iran and Cuba on political situation, S1154 [26FE]

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

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]

Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2142), S3293 [22MY]

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. 2142, Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act, S6396–S6398 [8DE], H9020 [10DE]

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]