STOP MADURO Act
Latest action · Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing Timely Opportunities for Payment and Maximizing Awards for Detaining Unlawful Regime Officials Act of 2025 or the STOP MADURO Act
This bill authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward of up to $100 million for certain information directly leading to the arrest and conviction of Nicolas Maduro Moros.
For example, under the bill, the State Department may pay such a reward to one or more individuals who furnish information directly leading to Maduro's arrest and conviction in any country for specified narcotics-related offenses.
The bill also requires that any such payment come solely from the liquidation of assets that the U.S. President or the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has withheld pursuant to specified laws and executive orders from Maduro, officials of the Maduro regime, and their co-conspirators.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Original | Jan 9, 2025 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jan 9, 2025 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jan 9, 2025 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jan 9, 2025 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Jan 9, 2025 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jan 15, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Apr 28, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 39 | STOP MADURO Act | Identical bill | Jan 9, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
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- Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
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