H. Res. 259 — what changed
Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
That the House of Representatives—
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condemns urges the decisions by Government of Venezuela to heed the Venezuelan Supreme Court on March 28, 2017, calls of the international community without delay to hold free, fair, and March 29, 2017, stripping open elections, release all political prisoners, including United States citizens, respect the opposition legislators constitutional rights of their parliamentary immunity and seizing power from the National Assembly, nullifying all legislative actions;and open a channel for international humanitarian assistance and medicines;
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recognizes urges Organization of American States (OAS) Member States to continue all efforts to support the decision by principles of the Venezuelan Supreme Court on April 1, 2017, Inter-American Democratic Charter, regardless of Venezuela’s intent to restore withdraw from the opposition legislators’ parliamentary immunity OAS, and continue calls for the National Assembly’s legislative powers;Government of Venezuela to hold free and fair elections and release all political prisoners in a timely manner;
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urges recognizes the Government strong leadership of Venezuela to heed the calls OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro in building a coalition of the international community to hold free, fair, and open elections, release all political prisoners, including U.S. citizens, OAS Member States in support of democracy and immediately accept international humanitarian assistance only through nongovernmental organizations;human rights for the Venezuelan people; and
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urges OAS Member States to continue all efforts, including encourages the consideration President of the United States to prioritize a potential suspension of resolution to the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and an effective response to the growing regional refugee crisis that is emanating from Venezuela, through multilateral cooperation with partners at the OAS, if OAS and United Nations, and through targeted sanctions against individuals responsible for the Government deterioration of Venezuela fails to hold free, fair, and open elections democratic institutions and release all political prisoners the rule of law in a timely manner; andVenezuela.
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encourages the President of the United States to prioritize a resolution of the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, including through bilateral, targeted sanctions against individuals in the Government of Venezuela responsible for the deterioration of democratic institutions and the rule of law in the country.