Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5134
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2016-04-29
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Foreign property

Human rights

Latin America

Protest and dissent

Sanctions

Venezuela

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-29
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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5134 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2016 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Sires , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Diaz-Balart , and Mr. Deutch ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To extend the termination of sanctions with respect to Venezuela under the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016 . 2. Extension of termination of sanctions with respect to Venezuela Section 5(e) of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–278 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking December 31, 2016 and inserting December 31, 2019 .