Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act

Bill: 116-hr-1477
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2019-02-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Collective security
Congressional oversight
Foreign property
Homeland security
Immigration status and procedures
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Latin America
Oil and gas
Russia
Venezuela
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: 

Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act

 
This bill calls for assessments of Russia's relationship with Venezuela and bars from U.S. entry aliens who have supported Venezuelan security forces on behalf of Russia.
 
The Department of State shall report to Congress an assessment of Russia and Venezuela's security cooperation and the threat it poses to countries in the Western Hemisphere, including the United States. The State Department shall also devise a strategy to address such a threat.
 
The President shall report to Congress an assessment of the security risks posed by a potential Russian acquisition of CITGO's U.S. energy infrastructure holdings. CITGO is an energy company owned by Petroleos de Venezuela (PdVSA), a Venezuelan state-owned oil company. A Russian state-owned company has extended a loan to PdVSA, and a default on that loan could result in Russian ownership of CITGO.
 
The bill bars the entry into the United States of aliens who have worked on behalf of Russia to support Venezuelan security forces. It also revokes any current visas belonging to such individuals. The President may waive this bar as to an alien if it is in the national interest of the United States to do so. 


action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act

 
This bill calls for assessments of Russia's relationship with Venezuela and bars from U.S. entry aliens who have supported Venezuelan security forces on behalf of Russia.
 
The Department of State shall report to Congress an assessment of Russia and Venezuela's security cooperation and the threat it poses to countries in the Western Hemisphere, including the United States. The State Department shall also devise a strategy to counter such a threat.
 
The President shall report to Congress an assessment of the national security risks posed by a potential Russian acquisition of CITGO's U.S. energy infrastructure holdings. CITGO is an energy company owned by Petroleos de Venezuela (PdVSA), a Venezuelan state-owned oil company. A Russian state-owned company has extended a loan to PdVSA, and a default on that loan could result in Russian ownership of CITGO.
 
The bill bars the entry into the United States of aliens who have worked on behalf of Russia to support Venezuelan security forces. It also revokes any current visas belonging to such individuals. The President may waive this bar as to an alien if it is in the national interest of the United States to do so. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2781-2782)
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2781-2782)
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1477.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2781-2784)
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Mr. Malinowski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Introduced in House