Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit information to the House of Representatives relating to certain military activities against the Houthis and information referring or relating to certain laws and certain policies, guidance, instructions, standards, practices, and procedures of the Department of Defense applicable to the control, communication, transmission, or delivery of classified or sensitive information.
- Last Action
- 3/27/2025
Actions
- 2025-01-09Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2025-01-09Introduced in House
- 2025-01-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-09 (00)
Securing Timely Opportunities for Payment and Maximizing Awards for Detaining Unlawful Regime Officials Act of 2025 or the STOP MADURO Act
This bill authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward of up to $100 million for certain information directly leading to the arrest and conviction of Nicolas Maduro Moros.
For example, under the bill, the State Department may pay such a reward to one or more individuals who furnish information directly leading to Maduro's arrest and conviction in any country for specified narcotics-related offenses.
The bill also requires that any such payment come solely from the liquidation of assets that the U.S. President or the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has withheld pursuant to specified laws and executive orders from Maduro, officials of the Maduro regime, and their co-conspirators.
Cosponsors (7)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
- Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
Subjects
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of State
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Federal officials
- Foreign property
- Latin America
- Venezuela
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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