VOICE Act
Latest action · Sep 21, 2023 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.
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.
- IntroducedSep 21, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on any foreign persons who prevent opposition candidates from participating in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election.
Specifically, the President must impose sanctions on any foreign persons (including Venezuelan officials) who prevent opposition candidates from participating in, or who materially assist in preventing opposition candidates from participating in, the 2024 Venezuelan presidential elections. Sanctions include asset blocking, inadmissibility into the United States, and visa revocation. The President may waive sanctions based on a determination that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2023 to Aug 16, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Sep 21, 2023 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Oct 6, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Oct 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 6, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Aug 16, 2024 |
Committees 2
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 Sep 21, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 21, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2023Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2023Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 153, September 21, 2023, page H4459.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN12354 | Venezuela’s 2024 Presidential Election Archived | Insight | Aug 2, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require certain actions relating to the protection of free, fair, and transparent elections in Venezuela, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VOICE Act
- Venezuelans Overcoming Interference and Corruption in Elections Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2023Introduced 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 bill 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.
