US HB5134 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 29 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-29 - Referred to House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 29 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-29 - Referred to House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016 This bill amends the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 to extend through December 31, 2019, provisions requiring the President to impose sanctions against individuals in Venezuela who are responsible for human rights violations.
Title
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016
Sponsors
| Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL] | Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL] |
| Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-29 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2016-04-29 | House | Referred to House Foreign Affairs |
| 2016-04-29 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2016-04-29 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2845 (Related) 2016-07-15 - Became Public Law No: 114-194. (TXT | PDF)
Subjects
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign property
Human rights
International affairs
Latin America
Protest and dissent
Sanctions
Venezuela
Visas and passports
Foreign property
Human rights
International affairs
Latin America
Protest and dissent
Sanctions
Venezuela
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5134/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5134/BILLS-114hr5134ih.pdf |
