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A resolution deploring the violent repression of peaceful demonstrators in Venezuela, calling for full accountability for human rights violations taking place in Venezuela, and supporting the right…

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A resolution deploring the violent repression of peaceful demonstrators in Venezuela, calling for full accountability for human rights violations taking place in Venezuela, and supporting the right of the Venezuelan people to the free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy.

Introduced: February 27, 2014 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Mar 12, 2014

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1595)

Mar 12, 2014

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1595)

Mar 11, 2014

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 323.

Mar 11, 2014

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

Mar 11, 2014

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Feb 27, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1237-1238)

Feb 27, 2014

Introduced in Senate

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Reaffirms U.S. support for the people of Venezuela in their pursuit of representative democracy.

Deplores the use of force against peaceful demonstrators in Venezuela and the use of violence and politically-motivated criminal charges to intimidate the country's political opposition.

Calls on the government of Venezuela to: (1) dismantle the system of "colectivos'' and any other government-supported militias or vigilante groups; and (2) allow an impartial, third-party investigation into the use of force against peaceful demonstrations.

Urges the President to impose targeted sanctions against individuals perpetrating human rights violations against peaceful demonstrators, journalists, and other members of civil society in Venezuela.

Calls for the United States to work with other countries in the hemisphere to encourage a process of dialogue between the government of Venezuela and the political opposition through the good offices of the Organization of American States (OAS).

What's happening now March 12, 2014

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1595)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 7

Thune, John

South Dakota · Mar 12, 2014

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Mar 12, 2014

Cornyn, John

Texas · Mar 11, 2014

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Mar 11, 2014

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2014

Cruz, Ted

Texas · Feb 27, 2014

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Feb 27, 2014

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 365: A resolution deploring the violent repression of peaceful demonstrators in Venezuela, calling for full accountability for human rights violations taking place in Venezuela, and supporting the right of the Venezuelan people to the free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-365/

MLA

"S. Res. 365: A resolution deploring the violent repression of peaceful demonstrators in Venezuela, calling for full accountability for human rights violations taking place in Venezuela, and supporting the right of the Venezuelan people to the free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-365/.

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S. Res. 365, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-365/.

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[S. Res. 365: A resolution deploring the violent repression of peaceful demonstrators in Venezuela, calling for full accountability for human rights violations taking place in Venezuela, and supporting the right of the Venezuelan people to the free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-365/)