HR 621
117th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Business ethics
Latin America
Public contracts and procurement
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Venezuela
BOLIVAR Act
Introduced: January 28, 2021
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act or the BOLIVAR 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 the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
The bill lists exceptions, including where vital to U.S. national security or as necessary for purposes of providing humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and other urgent lifesaving measures, or to carry out noncombatant evacuations.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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