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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed HouseMar 25, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2019 to Mar 25, 2019, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Mar 25, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Mar 25, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2781-2784)
- Mar 25, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1477.
- Mar 25, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 25, 2019Mr. Malinowski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1102 | Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act | Related bill | Feb 7, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Referred in Senate
- Mar 25, 2019Engrossed in House
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in House
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