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H.R. 5670: VOICE Act

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H.R. 5670: VOICE Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-09-21 · International Affairs · Latest: 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-09-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: 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. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

VOICE Act

Plain 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.

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

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Official text

VOICE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] reported raising $3.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr5670 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118