H.Res. 1006: Condemning the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it has caused, affirming support for the legitimate National Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urging further regional action in support of democracy in Venezuela.

H.Res. 1006: Condemning the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it has caused, affirming support for the legitimate National Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urging further regional action in support of democracy in Venezuela.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-19 · International Affairs · Latest: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Condemning the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it has caused, affirming support for the legitimate National Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urging further regional action in support of democracy in Venezuela.

Plain summary

Condemns the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it has caused, affirms support for the legitimate National Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urges further regional action in support of democracy in Venezuela. Calls on the President to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela, impose targeted sanctions on Venezuelan officials, increase public diplomacy efforts to expose corruption among Venezuelan officials, and support democratic actors in Venezuela.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Condemning the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it has caused, affirming support for the legitimate National Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urging further regional action in support of democracy in Venezuela.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · 26 cosponsors

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Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Brian Babin (R-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA)

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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.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres1006.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres1006 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115