Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act
Latest action · Apr 10, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act
This bill prohibits an executive agency from entering into a contract for the procurement of goods or services with any person that has business operations with an authority of the Venezuelan government that is not recognized as the legitimate government of Venezuela by the U.S. government. (The United States recognizes Juan Guaido as interim President of the legitimate government of Venezuela.)
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to Dec 4, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | May 10, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | May 21, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1151 | Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act | Identical bill | Sep 10, 2019 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
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- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
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