BOLIVAR Act

Bill: 117-s-688
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business ethics
Latin America
Public contracts and procurement
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: 

Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act or the BOLIVAR Act
 
 
This bill 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 the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
 
The bill lists exceptions, including where vital to U.S. national security or as necessary for purposes of providing humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and other urgent lifesaving measures, or to carry out noncombatant evacuations.
 
The prohibition shall not apply to contracts that support U.S. government activities in Venezuela or to contracts with international organizations.
 
The State Department may waive the requirements of this bill upon determining that to do so is in the national interest.

action_date: 2021-07-12
text: 

Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act or the BOLIVAR Act
 
 
This bill 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 the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
 
The bill lists exceptions, including where vital to U.S. national security or as necessary for purposes of providing humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and other urgent lifesaving measures, or to carry out noncombatant evacuations.
 
The prohibition shall not apply to contracts that support U.S. government activities in Venezuela or to contracts with international organizations.
 
The State Department may waive the requirements of this bill upon determining that to do so is in the national interest.

action_date: 2022-12-15
text: 

Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act or the BOLIVAR Act
 
 
This bill temporarily 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 the Maduro regime in Venezuela. 
 
The bill lists exceptions, including where vital to U.S. national security or as necessary for purposes of providing humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and other urgent lifesaving measures, or to carry out noncombatant evacuations.
 
The prohibition shall not apply to contracts that support U.S. government activities in Venezuela or to contracts with international organizations.
 
The State Department may waive the requirements of this bill upon determining that to do so is in the national interest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7265)
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7265)
action_date: 2021-07-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.
action_date: 2021-07-12
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-28.
action_date: 2021-07-12
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-28.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate