VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF

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. 347), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 1081), H852 [17FE]

——— prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with Maduro regime (see S. 257), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 825), H679 [2FE]

China: impose export controls and sanctions to address security threat posed by genetic mapping efforts of China and other countries (see S. 2551), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 5209), H4186 [15AU]

Dept. of Education: prohibit institutions of higher education, elementary schools, and secondary schools from receiving Federal funds if those schools or institutions have covered relationships with covered persons (see S. 3443), S5851 [7DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: adjust status of certain Venezuelan nationals to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 4048), H2808 [12JN]

Dept. of Justice: modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions (see S. 434), S425 [15FE] (see H.R. 1099), H853 [17FE]

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. 797), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 5570), H4407 [19SE]

——— 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 S. 3159), S5213 [26OC]

——— report on efforts by Venezuelan state actors and transnational criminal organizations to capture and detain U.S. citizens as hostages (see S. 1428), S1504 [3MY]

——— require reciprocity from certain countries relative to reporting of official meetings with State and local officials (see S. 3405), S5750 [5DE]

——— revoke visas of, and impose visa restrictions on certain individuals located in U.S. and abroad who are associated with regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Bolivia (see S. 1129), S1090 [30MR]

FCC: identify social media entities under influence of certain foreign entities and take measures to protect U.S. from such entities (see S. 872), S826 [16MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require recipients of Federal research grants disclose any foreign support from countries of concern provided to taxpayer funded research project (see H.R. 6642), H6208 [6DE]

Federal aid programs: prohibit receipt of Federal funds by individuals or entities conducting business with social media companies associated with countries of concern (see S. 875), S826 [16MR]

Foreign policy: commend María Corina Machado as legitimate presidential opposition candidate, reject Maduro regime for efforts to carry out fraudulent presidential elections, and call for release of all political prisoners (see S. Res. 486), S5750 [5DE] (see H. Res. 911), H6144 [5DE]

——— promote democracy (see S. 995), S999 [28MR]

——— reauthorize initiatives to provide humanitarian relief, advance solution to political crisis, address economic reconstruction, and combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and money laundering (see H.R. 6831), H6985 [14DE]

——— require certain actions to protect free, fair, and transparent elections (see H.R. 5670), H4456 [21SE]

Hernandez, Eyvin: call for immediate release (see S. Res. 320), S3757 [27JY] (see H. Res. 578), H3206 [11JY]

Power resources: prohibit importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas from Venezuela and Iran (see S. 3053), S5048 [17OC]

Taxation: impose tax on acquisition of U.S. agricultural interest by disqualified persons (see H.R. 3996), H2788 [9JN]

U.N.: extend mandate of Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela (see S. 1931), S2070 [13JN] (see H.R. 4086), H2884 [13JN]

Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act: reauthorize (see S. 3363), S5674 [29NO]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Venezuela: President Biden, S567 [1MR], H996 [1MR]

Remarks in House

Brazil: condemn suppression of civil liberties and support for authoritarian regimes, H4025 [26JY]

Casa de Venezuela Orlando (organization): anniversary, E625 [30JN]

China: analysis of U.S.-China relations, H2953–H2955 [15JN]

U.S. policy, H3959 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions, S2041 [12JN]

Foreign policy: commend María Corina Machado as presidential opposition candidate, reject Maduro regime for efforts to carry out fraudulent elections, and call for release of political prisoners (S. Res. 486), unanimous-consent request, S5735 [5DE]

Immigration: permit nationals to be eligible for temporary protected status, S1966 [6JN], S4638 [21SE]

U.S. policy, S5734, S5735 [5DE]

Reports filed

Banning Operations and Leases With the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime (BOLIVAR) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 257) (S. Rept. 118–29), S1678 [16MY]

U.S. Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 797), S1533 [4MY]

Texts of

S. 434, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act, S427 [15FE]

S. Res. 320, call for immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez by Venezuelan government, S3769 [27JY]

S. Res. 486, commend María Corina Machado as legitimate presidential opposition candidate, reject Maduro regime for efforts to carry out fraudulent presidential elections, and call for release of all political prisoners in Venezuela, S5762 [5DE]