US Congress evaluates bills to deal with crisis in Venezuela

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The bills must be approved in plenary session of the House and then in the Senate to become law.

 

The Foreign Relations Commission of the House of Representatives of the US Congress evaluated three projects related to the current crisis in Venezuela.

 

The bills, presented by Democratic Senators Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Donna Shalala and Debbie Wasserman Shultz, have to do with arms restrictions, Russian influence in Venezuela and humanitarian assistance for Venezuelans. The first "prohibits the export of defense articles and crime control materials from the United States to the security factories controlled by Maduro in Venezuela." Also read: House of Representatives Commission holds a hearing on Venezuela.

This bill expands the definition of weapons including items that are used to control crimes such as tear gas and riot gear. The second, the Russian-Venezuelan threat mitigation law requires that the "Department of State, in coordination with the intelligence agencies, provide a threat assessment of Russian influence in Venezuela and its impact on the United States and our allies." It also requires strategy, on the part of the United States. to counter that threat.

Finally, the third, the Venezuelan humanitarian assistance law for 2019, calls on US President Donald Trump to generate a long-term strategy and provide up to $ 150 million in humanitarian aid and have a presence before the United Nations to prioritize it. this issue in the international community.

 

"The bills must continue with the process and be submitted to a vote in the plenary of the House of Representatives and then in the Senate."

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