S 688 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Business ethics Latin America Public contracts and procurement Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Venezuela

BOLIVAR Act

Introduced: March 10, 2021 Introduced by: Scott, Rick Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

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Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 20, 2022

Held at the desk.

Dec 20, 2022

Received in the House.

Dec 16, 2022

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 15, 2022

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7265)

Dec 15, 2022

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Dec 15, 2022

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7265)

Jul 12, 2021

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.

Jul 12, 2021

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-28.

Mar 17, 2021

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Mar 10, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Mar 10, 2021

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 6,543	Scott, Rick	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Dec 15, 2022

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act or the BOLIVAR Act

This bill temporarily prohibits an executive agency from entering into a contract for the procurement of goods or services with any person that it determines, with the concurrence of the Department of State, knowingly engages in significant 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.

The prohibition shall not apply to contracts that support U.S. government activities in Venezuela or to contracts with international organizations.

The State Department may waive the requirements of this bill upon determining that to do so is in the national interest.

What's happening now December 20, 2022

Held at the desk.

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