VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S862–S866 [5FE], H1356–H1361 [5FE]

Amendments

Immigration: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), consideration (H. Res. 519), H7395 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Trump Doubles Down on Failed Cuba Policy—The Cuban Autocracy Remains a Nagging Reminder of United States Impotence in Rooting Out Communism, E997 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization (see S.J. Res. 11), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1004), H1390 [6FE]

Arms sales: restrict transfer of defense articles and services, and crime control articles, to any security forces under an authority not recognized as the legitimate Government by the U.S. (see H.R. 920), H1335 [30JA]

Business and industry: prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime (see S. 1151), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2204), H3252 [10AP]

Colombia: support efforts to pursue peace and stability, commend U.N. peace efforts, hold human rights violators accountable, protect vulnerable populations, and assist in managing effects of Venezuelan situation (see S. Res. 148), S2329 [9AP]

Dept. of State: assess and mitigate threats posed by Russian-Venezuelan cooperation and security risks posed by foreign acquisition of CITGO Petroleum Corp., assets in the U.S. (see H.R. 1102), H1461 [7FE] (see H.R. 1477), H2314 [28FE]

Foreign aid: provide humanitarian assistance (see H.R. 854), H1283 [29JA]

Foreign policy: extend termination of sanctions on persons responsible for violations of human rights of antigovernment protesters (see S. 2977), S6858 [4DE]

——— provide humanitarian relief, advance a constitutional and democratic solution to political crisis, address economic reconstruction, and combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering (see S. 1025), S2240 [3AP]

Haiti: condemn disruption of, and support a peaceful vote on general political plan by, Haitian Senate, reaffirm relationship with the U.S., and commend support of sanctions against Maduro regime in Venezuela (see H. Res. 619), H8101 [8OC]

Immigration: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (see S. 636), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 549), H600 [15JA]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), consideration (see H. Res. 519), H7376 [24JY]

Trump, President: prohibit funding to enforce Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees (see S. 246), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 810), H1242 [28JA]

Letters

Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H2782 [25MR]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2783 [25MR]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Venezuela: President Trump, S697 [28JA], S1657 [5MR], H1231 [28JA], H2327 [5MR]

Motions

Immigration: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H7440 [25JY]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7237 [23JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1477, Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act, H2793 [25MR]

Remarks in House

Abrams, Elliott: appointment as U.S. Special Envoy for Venezuela, E126 [4FE]

Armed Forces: prohibit introduction into hostilities in Venezuela without declaration of war or explicit statutory authorization, H2630 [11MR]

Arms sales: restrict transfer of defense articles and services, and crime control articles, to any security forces under an authority not recognized as the legitimate Government by the U.S. (H.R. 920), H2767–H2769 [25MR]

CITGO Petroleum Corp.: call for release of detained executives, H8140 [15OC]

Dept. of State: assess and mitigate threats posed by Russian-Venezuelan cooperation and security risks posed by foreign acquisition of CITGO Petroleum Corp., assets in the U.S., H10594 [17DE]

——— assess and mitigate threats posed by Russian-Venezuelan cooperation and security risks posed by foreign acquisition of CITGO Petroleum Corp., assets in the U.S. (H.R. 1477), H2781–H2784 [25MR]

——— implementation of visa waiver process relative to Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees, H5042 [24JN]

Foreign aid: funding, H4460 [12JN], H4776 [19JN]

——— provide humanitarian assistance, H2656 [12MR]

——— provide humanitarian assistance (H.R. 854), H2769–H2771 [25MR]

Foreign policy: express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, support antigovernment protesters, and advance a democratic solution to political crisis, H1250 [29JA], H1355 [5FE], H2325 [5MR], H3323 [30AP], E126 [4FE], E144 [7FE]

——— provide humanitarian relief, advance a constitutional and democratic solution to political crisis, address economic reconstruction, and combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering, H10594 [17DE]

Immigration: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), H1250 [29JA], H7211–H7215 [23JY], H7409–H7412, H7444 [25JY], E973, E982 [24JY]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), consideration (H. Res. 519), H7390–H7397 [25JY]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), motion to recommit, H7441 [25JY]

Political science: acknowledge current economic, humanitarian, security, and refugee crisis is a direct result of socialist policies implemented by Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, H7441 [25JY]

——— assessment of socialism, H2652 [12MR], E411 [4AP]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Venezuela, H3454 [7MY]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime (S. 1151), S7075 [17DE]

——— prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime (S. 1151), unanimous-consent agreement, S3069 [23MY]

CITGO Petroleum Corp.: call for release of detained executives, S2287 [8AP], S7128 [18DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: decision to impose sanctions against Venezuelan state-owned oil firm, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), S691 [28JA]

Foreign policy: condemn recent election results and express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, S206 [15JA]

——— express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, S5154–S5156 [30JY]

——— express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, support antigovernment protesters, and advance a democratic solution to political crisis, S576–S580 [24JA], S668 [25JA], S1551, S1552 [27FE], S2357 [10AP], S2417–S2419 [11AP], S2528 [30AP]

——— provide humanitarian relief, advance a constitutional and democratic solution to political crisis, address economic reconstruction, and combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering, S2417–S2419 [11AP]

Immigration: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status, S2358 [10AP]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), S5153–S5156 [30JY], S5303 [1AU], S6145 [24OC], S6207 [29OC]

——— permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 549), unanimous-consent request, S5154 [30JY], S5696 [25SE], S6145, S6146 [24OC]

Political science: assessment of socialism, S3337 [12JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S5817–S5820 [16OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 116–183), H7376 [24JY]

Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2977), S7113 [17DE]

Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development (VERDAD) Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1025), S3164 [3JN]

Venezuela TPS Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 549) (H. Rept. 116–168), H7239 [23JY]

Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1151) (S. Rept. 116–85), S5406 [10SE]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7237 [23JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 519, consideration of H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7390 [25JY]

H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act, H7211 [23JY], H7409 [25JY]

H.R. 854, Humanitarian Assistance to the Venezuelan People Act, H2769 [25MR]

H.R. 920, Venezuela Arms Restriction Act, H2767 [25MR]

H.R. 1477, Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act, H2781 [25MR]

S. Res. 148, support efforts to pursue peace and stability in Colombia, commend U.N. peace efforts, hold human rights violators accountable, protect vulnerable populations, and assist in managing effects of Venezuelan situation, S2331 [9AP]