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H.R. 1477 · 116th Congress

Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 116th Congress ended.

DWD Wasserman SchultzSponsor
8 cosponsors · 5 D, 3 R
MDR Diaz-Balart DMD Mucarsel-Powell DSD Soto DSD Shalala BFR Fitzpatrick BSD Sherman ASD Sires VTR Taylor

4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Feb 28, 2019
  2. House Passed Mar 25, 2019

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Mar 25, 2019

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act

Latest action (Mar 26, 2019): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 28, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Feb 28, 2019
  2. House Passed Mar 25, 2019

No recorded floor vote found.