US HB268

Increases the maximum reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Moros from the standard State Department limit to $100,000,000

Requires reward payments to be funded exclusively from liquidated assets withheld from Maduro, Maduro regime officials, and their co-conspirators under existing sanctions authorities

References 2020 federal charges against Maduro including narco-terrorism conspiracy (20-year mandatory minimum), cocaine importation conspiracy (10-year mandatory minimum), and weapons charges (30-year mandatory minimum)

Cites approximately $450 million in seizures from criminal cases against high-level Venezuelan regime officials and co-conspirators

Introduced January 9, 2025 with bipartisan sponsorship and referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs