[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7674 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7674

 To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a strategy to 
 support a democratic transition in Venezuela, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2026

Mr. Moskowitz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a strategy to 
 support a democratic transition in Venezuela, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Venezuela Democratic Transition 
Strategy Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO SUPPORT A DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION IN VENEZUELA.

    (a) Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
        to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive 
        strategy to support a democratic transition in the Bolivarian 
        Republic of Venezuela.
            (2) Elements.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    (A) a description of United States diplomatic 
                efforts to support a democratic transition in 
                Venezuela;
                    (B) a plan to prioritize the release of all 
                individuals arbitrarily detained in Venezuela, 
                including through diplomatic engagement, coordination 
                with international partners, and support for monitoring 
                and documenting cases of political detention;
                    (C) a description of United States efforts to curb 
                foreign authoritarian influence, including the 
                influence of the Republic of Cuba, the Russian 
                Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the 
                People's Republic of China, within the military, 
                security services, and Government of Venezuela;
                    (D) a plan for the use of United States foreign 
                assistance to support the Venezuelan people, including 
                humanitarian assistance, democracy and governance 
                programming, and efforts to strengthen access to basic 
                services; and
                    (E) a description of efforts to support Venezuelan 
                civil society, including independent media, human 
                rights defenders, independent journalists, and other 
                nongovernmental actors working to advance democracy, 
                the rule of law, and accountability for atrocities and 
                gross violations of internationally recognized human 
                rights.
    (b) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
submission of the strategy required in subsection (a), and annually 
thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report describing progress made in 
implementing such strategy and any recommended changes to such 
strategy.
    (c) Congressional Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with 
the appropriate congressional committees on a semi-annual basis 
regarding the strategy required in subsection (a) and the 
implementation of such strategy.
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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