US Congress Senate Bill 1151 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on April 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-09-10 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 189.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits an executive agency from entering into a contract for the procurement of goods or services with any person that it determines, with the concurrence of the Department of State, knowingly engages in significant business operations with an authority of the Venezuelan government that is not recognized by the U.S. government as the legitimate government of Venezuela. (The United States recognizes Juan Guaido as interim President of the legitimate government of Venezuela.) provides exceptions, including for (1) contracts that the State Department determines to be in the national security interest of the United States, and (2) contracts that support U.S. government activities in Venezuela.

Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act

Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-10	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 189.
2019-09-10	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-85.
2019-06-19	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-04-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB2204 (Same As) 2019-04-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
SB1790 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF)
HB2500 (Related) 2020-08-11 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.
HR476 (Similar To) 2019-07-10 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR758 (Similar To) 2019-12-11 - Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1151/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1151/BILLS-116s1151is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1151/BILLS-116s1151rs.pdf