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US SB37

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

James Risch

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Establishes criteria for determining when Venezuela has a democratically elected government, including free elections with international observers, release of political prisoners, independent judiciary, and exclusion of Nicolas Maduro and OFAC-sanctioned individuals from government

  • Imposes comprehensive sanctions including blocking property of the Venezuelan government, prohibiting transactions involving Venezuelan debt instruments and cryptocurrency issued by the Maduro regime, and restricting U.S. participation in international financial institutions' dealings with Venezuela

  • Authorizes $5,000,000 in voluntary U.S. contributions to the Organization of American States for deploying human rights observers and election monitors in Venezuela

  • Directs the President to develop a plan for providing humanitarian, development, and economic assistance to Venezuela once a democratically elected government is certified, including food aid, Export-Import Bank financing, and Peace Corps programs

  • Requires reports to Congress every 180 days on specific licenses authorizing transactions with sanctioned persons, estimates of funds accessed by the Maduro regime through such licenses, and identification of foreign persons doing business with the regime

Legislative Description

VALOR Act of 2025 Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights Act of 2025

International affairs

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

1/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Relations1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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