H.Con.Res. 400: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Venezuela should actively support strategies for ensuring secure airport facilities that meet international certifications to prevent trafficking of controlled substances, narcotics, and laundered money.

H.Con.Res. 400: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Venezuela should actively support strategies for ensuring secure airport facilities that meet international certifications to prevent trafficking of controlled substances, narcotics, and laundered money.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-11 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Venezuela should actively support strategies for ensuring secure airport facilities that meet international certifications to prevent trafficking of controlled substances, narcotics, and laundered money.

Plain summary

Condemns: (1) the actions and inactions of the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with respect to criminal drug trafficking; (2) the failure of the government of Venezuela to stem the flow of illicit narcotics through its territory; and (3) the complicity of Venezuelan law enforcement and transportation officials in enabling large scale shipments of cocaine and heroin through the Simon Bolivar International Airport and other transit points. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it should continue to be U.S. policy to support cooperation between Venezuela and its partners in the Andean region to combat drug trafficking; (2) efforts to restore bilateral law enforcement cooperation between Venezuela and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration should be continued; (3) it should continue to be U.S. policy to assist the international community in a review of security measures at the Simon Bolivar International Airport and to work with the Organization of American States (OAS) to bring Venezuela into compliance with OAS conventions and treaties to punish and eliminate narco-terrorism; (4) the Secretary of Transportation should report to Congress on actions taken by the government of Venezuela to restore airport security measures at such Airport; and (5) the Secretary of State should report to Congress on Venezuela's compliance with international counternarcotics treaties.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Venezuela should actively support strategies for ensuring secure airport facilities that meet international certifications to prevent trafficking of controlled substances, narcotics, and laundered money.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · 25 cosponsors

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Ken Calvert (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Joe Wilson (R-SC), John Boozman (R-AR)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hconres400.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hconres400 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109