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HRES 872 111th Congress House International Affairs International organizations and cooperation Latin America Sanctions Terrorism Venezuela

Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC).

Introduced: October 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Oct 27, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 27, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the government of Venezuela for its state-sponsored support of international terrorist groups.

Calls on the Secretary of State to designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Urges increased counter-terrorism cooperation between the United States and allies in the region.

What's happening now October 27, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 22, 2010
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 22, 2010
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Sep 22, 2010
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 22, 2010
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Sep 22, 2010
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 2, 2010
Klein, Ron
· Oct 27, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 872: Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC).. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-872/
MLA
"H. Res. 872: Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC).." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-872/.
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H. Res. 872, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-872/.
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