VALOR Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9546 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9546 To promote democracy in Venezuela, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2024 Ms. Salazar (for herself, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Waltz, Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon, Mr. Self, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Moskowitz, and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To promote democracy 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights Act of 2024'' or the ``VALOR Act of 2024''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Statement of policy. Sec. 3. Appropriate congressional committees defined. TITLE I--DETERMINATIONS OF A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN VENEZUELA Sec. 101. Determinations of a democratically elected government in Venezuela. TITLE II--PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC CHANGE IN VENEZUELA Sec. 201. United States policy regarding participation of Venezuela in international financial institutions. Sec. 202. United States policy regarding participation of Venezuela in the Organization of American States. Sec. 203. Authorization of support for democratic and human rights groups and inte