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S. 3486: Venezuela Humanitarian Relief, Reconstruction, and Rule of Law Act of 2018

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S. 3486: Venezuela Humanitarian Relief, Reconstruction, and Rule of Law Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-24 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Venezuela Humanitarian Relief, Reconstruction, and Rule of Law Act of 2018

Plain summary

Venezuela Humanitarian Relief, Reconstruction, and Rule of Law Act of 2018 This bill provides for humanitarian aid for the people of Venezuela, in light of the humanitarian and political crisis there. It also provides for (1) sanctions against those responsible for corruption and narcotics trafficking in Venezuela, (2) efforts to help rebuild the country's infrastructure and restructure its debt, and (3) efforts to otherwise address the humanitarian and political crisis.

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Official text

Venezuela Humanitarian Relief, Reconstruction, and Rule of Law Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 11 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Gary C. Peters (D-MI)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s3486 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115