I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6980 
To prohibit the availability of Federal funds for certain United States 
assertions with respect to Venezuela, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2026 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself and Mr. CASTRO of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the availability of Federal funds for certain 
United States assertions with respect to Venezuela, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Occupation of Ven-
ezuela Act of 2026’’ or the ‘‘NOVA Act of 2026’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL 
FUNDS FOR UNITED STATES OCCUPATION OR 
INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF VENEZUELA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsections 
(b) and (c), no Federal funds may be obligated or ex-
pended to support, directly or indirectly, any assertion of 
United States possession, supervision, jurisdiction, con-
trol, or sovereignty in and over the territory or resources 
of Venezuela, including through the deployment of the 
United States Armed Forces in Venezuela. 
(b) PROPERTY FOR DIPLOMATIC PURPOSES.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE.—Whenever, after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
of the United States may find that any properties in 
Venezuela, owned by the Government of Venezuela 
or by private persons, would be suitable for a diplo-
matic or consular establishment of the United 
States, notwithstanding the prohibition under sub-
section (a), the President may, with the approval of 
the such Government and in exchange for the con-
veyance of title to the United States, purchase or 
otherwise acquire such property, including by trans-
ferring to such Government or such private person 
title to any properties of the United States in Ven-
ezuela. 
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(2) AUTHORITY
TO
USE
PREVIOUS
ACQUISI-
TIONS.—Whenever, after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President of the United States may 
find that any properties of the United States in Ven-
ezuela would be suitable for a diplomatic or consular 
establishment of the United States, the President 
shall designate the same by the issuance of a procla-
mation or proclamations, and title to any property 
so designated shall continue to be vested in fee sim-
ple in the United States notwithstanding the prohi-
bition under subsection (a). 
(c) PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED UNITED STATES PROP-
ERTY.—The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not 
apply with respect to property of the United States in Ven-
ezuela, the title to which was conveyed to the United 
States prior to January 1, 2026. 
(d) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The prohibition 
under subsection (a) may not be construed to alter or af-
fect any authorization, limitation, or other provision relat-
ing to the availability of Federal funds for the provision 
of emergency humanitarian aid. 
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