VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF

Amendments

Business and industry: prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with Maduro regime (S. 688), S7264, S7265 [15DE]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: prohibit all transactions from TikTok, Inc., or other social media companies in, or under influence of, certain foreign countries of concern (see S. 5245), S7134 [13DE] (see H.R. 9508), H9729 [13DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust status of certain Venezuelan nationals to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 7854), H5207 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice: modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions (see S. 4901), S4856 [20SE] (see H.R. 9199), H8402 [18OC]

Dept. of State: establish and implement multi-year Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce negative environmental and social impacts of illicit gold mining in Western Hemisphere (see S. 5109), S6740 [16NO]

——— establish Venezuela Restoration Fund to use funds seized for corruption to strengthen democracy, defend human rights, support independent media, combat corruption, and improve transparency and accountability (see H.R. 6539), H329 [1FE]

——— report on efforts by Venezuelan state actors and transnational criminal organizations to capture and detain U.S. citizens as hostages (see S. 4547), S3377 [19JY]

——— submit report to Congress on U.S. policy toward countries that violate human rights relative to their roles as members of U.N. Human Rights Council (see H.R. 6354), H8 [10JA]

Foreign policy: condemn Biden administration plans to remove sanctions on Maduro regime in Venezuela and negotiations with Iran in response to Ukraine crisis and urge support for U.S. energy production (see H. Res. 1020), H4126 [1AP]

——— direct President report to Congress on possible benefits accruing to regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela due to U.S. agreement with Iran relative to Iranian nuclear program (see H.R. 7635), H4608 [28AP]

——— promote democracy (see S. 5317), S9625 [20DE]

——— provide appropriations for certain activities relative to Ukraine and prohibit importation of certain petroleum products from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela (see H.R. 7012), H1421 [9MR]

Power resources: prohibit importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas from Venezuela and Iran (see S. 3798), S1118 [10MR]

——— prohibit importation of oil and gas products from Russia, Iran, or Venezuela (see H.R. 6942), H1328 [7MR]

——— prohibit importation of petroleum products from Venezuela (see H.R. 7023), H1422 [9MR] (see H.R. 7207), H3862 [24MR]

U.N.: extend mandate of Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela (see S. 5182), S6962 [5DE] (see H.R. 8813), H7783 [13SE]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Venezuela: President Biden, S989 [3MR], H1300 [3MR]

Remarks in House

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H1316 [7MR], H1337, H1357 [8MR], H1380 [9MR]

Foreign countries: call for immediate release of all detained U.S. citizens, H7177 [27JY]

News media: call for investigation of immigrants arriving from Venezuela, H8203 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, S1008, S1009 [7MR], S1200, S1205 [16MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S2687 [25MY], S6889 [30NO]

Business and industry: prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with Maduro regime (S. 688), S1200 [16MR], S7265 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions (S. 4901), S4858 [20SE]

Texts of

S. 688, Banning Operations and Leases With the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime (BOLIVAR) Act, S7265 [15DE]

S. 4901, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act, S4858 [20SE]