Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Reauthorization Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 11/29/2023
Actions
- 2023-11-29Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2023-11-29Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-11-29 (00)
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Reauthorization Act of 2023
This bill extends through 2025 authorizations for certain sanctions related to Venezuela. These include (1) sanctions against persons committing violence and human rights violations in Venezuela, (2) sanctions against persons acting on behalf of Russia supporting Venezuelan security forces, (3) restrictions on export of defense articles and services to Venezuela, and (4) restrictions on visas to senior Venezuelan officials.
Cosponsors (3)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Subjects
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- Latin America
- Military operations and strategy
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Trade restrictions
- Venezuela
- Visas and passports
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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