5670 -- VOICE Act | Poliscope

VOICE Act

5670

118th Congress

International Affairs

In Committee

VOICE Act

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

September 21, 2023

Latest Action

September 21, 2023

Primary Sponsor

Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocratic(FL)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

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vs 10,564 other HR bills in the 118th — cohort avg 68d

Summary

Venezuelans Overcoming Interference and Corruption in Elections Act or the VOICE Act This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on any foreign persons who prevent opposition candidates from participating in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. Specifically, the President must impose sanctions on any foreign persons (including Venezuelan officials) who prevent opposition candidates from participating in, or who materially assist in preventing opposition candidates from participating in, the 2024 Venezuelan presidential elections. Sanctions include asset blocking, inadmissibility into the United States, and visa revocation. The President may waive sanctions based on a determination that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.

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TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT) (1)

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2023 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Issues related to anti-corruption and anti-money laundering (AML); Issues related to Treasury issuing strong rules on money laundering in real estate; Issues related to Treasury issuing a strong rule requiring investment advisers to adopt anti-money laundering safeguards; Issues related to Treasury issuing strong rules implementing the Corporate Transparency Act; Issues related to Summit for Democracy, United Nations Convention Against Corruption Conference of State Parties, G7, Financial Action Task Force, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund including support for programming proposals, areas of focus, potential anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering commitments; Support for future legislation to criminalize the "demand side" of foreign bribery; S. 53, Combating Global Corruption Act of 2023; S. 962/H.R. 5670, Global Voices of Freedom Act of 2023; S. 2347/H.R. 4696, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act; S. 2066, Sanctions Evasion Whistleblower Rewards Act.

Actions (2)

September 21, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

September 21, 2023

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H