Condemning the actions and statements of Venezuelan president Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias.
Latest action · Feb 7, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses support for the Venezuelan people and their continued democratic self-governance.
Calls upon the Chavez government to immediately implement measures to stop Venezuelan territory and weapons from being used as resources by terrorist organizations.
Calls upon the United States to examine the extent to which Venezuela may be designated as a terrorist sanctuary.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2008 to Feb 28, 2008; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Bill Sali | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-FL | Ric Keller | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | Feb 7, 2008 |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Feb 28, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2008Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33828 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 26, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Condemning the actions and statements of Venezuelan president Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Aggression
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms control
- Colombia
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Democracy
- Drug abuse
- Drug law enforcement
- Drug traffic
- Foreign leaders
- Government Operations and Politics
- Guerrilla warfare
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- Latin America
- State-sponsored terrorism
- Terrorism
- Venezuela
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
