S 261 119th Congress Senate International Affairs

Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2025

Introduced: January 27, 2025 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S396; text: CR S396-397)

Jan 27, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S396; text: CR S396-397)

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 261: Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-261/

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"S. 261: Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-261/.

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S. 261, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-261/.

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