That the Senate—
reaffirms the policy of the United States to support a peaceful democratic transition in Venezuela through free and fair elections;
urges that the interim authorities of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela take immediate steps to restore democratic governance through free, fair, and transparent presidential elections;
calls for the unconditional and immediate release of all political prisoners in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, including those detained in relation to the July 2024 election; and
declares that any arbitrary detention, sentence, assault, enforced disappearance, death, or other serious harm suffered by any individual seeking public office, including María Corina Machado, would—
gravely undermine the freedom or fairness of future elections;
be presumed as having been done with the knowledge, acquiescence, or approval of senior officials of the interim authorities of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and
necessitate actions by the United States to hold accountable any person determined to be responsible for or complicit in such actions.