,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjac,mr4  
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4   
,nelson1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,udall ( ,new 
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4
 ,graham1 & ,mr4 ,durb97 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,septemb] #cj1 #bjac,report$ by ,mr4    
,m55dez1 ) an am5dm5t & an am5dm5t to ! 
preamble & an am5dm5t to ! title,strike 
out all aft] ! resolv+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,strike ! preamble &   
ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,octob] #d1  
#bjac;,consid]$1 am5d$1 & agre$ to ) an 
am5d$ preamble & an am5dm5t to ! title  
,,resolution  ,express+ support = ! free
 & peaceful ex]cise ( repres5tative     
democracy 9 ,v5ezuela1 condemn+ viol5ce 
& intimidation aga9/ ! c\ntry's         
political opposition1 & call+ = dialogue
 betwe5 all political actors 9 ! c\ntry4
  ,:]eas ! ,con/itution ( ! ,boliv>ian  
,republic ( ,v5ezuela gu>antees its     

citiz5s full political rights1 includ+ !
 "r to freely associate = democratic    
political purposes1 & ! "r to a secret  
ballot ?r\gh regul> free1 univ]sal1     
direct elections & ref]5da2 ,:]eas !    
,preamble ( ! ,*>t] ( ! ,organization ( 
,am]ican ,/ates affirms t 8repres5tative
 democracy is an indisp5sable condition 
= ! /ability1 peace & developm5t ( !    
region10 & ,article #a ( !              
,int]-,am]ican ,democratic ,*>t]        
recognizes t 8! p ( ! ,am]icas h a "r to
 democracy & _! gov]nm5ts h an          
obligation to promote & def5d x02 ,:]eas
 ! ,national ,electoral ,c\ncil 7,,cne7 
( ,v5ezuela decl>$ ,nicolas ,maduro to h
 be5 elect$ 9 ,v5ezuela's ,april #ad1   
#bjac1 presid5tial election1 ) #ej4f    
p]c5t ( votes ca/2 ,:]eas ! ,s5ate ( !  
,republic ( ,*ile1 ! ,*ri/ian           
,democratic ,organization ( ! ,am]icas1 
! ,sociali/ ,int]national1 ! ,union (   
,lat9 ,am]ican p>ties1 & o!r political  
organizations 9 ! region issu$          
decl>ations recogniz+ ! alleg$          

irregul>ities docum5t$ by ! opposition 9
 ,v5ezuela & urg$ a complete audit ( !  
election results2 ,:]eas ! ,supreme     
,c\rt ( ,v5ezuela refus$ to he> legal   
cases pres5t$ by ! political opposition 
reg>d+ alleg$ violations ( electoral    
law1 & ! ,,cne d5i$ ! opposition's      
reque/ = a full & compreh5sive audit ( !
 election results t includes ! review & 
comp>ison ( vot] regi/ry log books1 vote
 tallies produc$ by electronic vot+     
ma*9es1 & ! pap] receipts pr9t$ by      
electronic vot+ ma*9es2 ,:]eas          
,v5ezuela's ,unifi$ ,democratic ,plat=m 
7,,mud7 has =mally reque/$ !            
,int]-,am]ican ,commission on ,human    
,rights to conduct an imp>tial review ( 
alleg$ violations ( ,v5ezuelans' civic  
rights ?r\gh electoral irregul>ities1   
vot] intimidation1 & o!r abuses 9 !     
,april #bjac elections1 & ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,v5ezuela subsequ5tly ann\nc$ its       
)drawal f ! ,int]-,am]ican ,c\rt on     
,human ,rights2 ,:]eas 9 response to !  
political opposition's decision n to    

recognize ,nicolas ,maduro z ,presid5t1 
legislators f opposition p>ties 9       
,v5ezuela 7 d5i$ ! "r to speak & remov$ 
f key committees by ! ,presid5t ( !     
,national ,assembly1 7 viol5tly assault$
 by memb]s ( ! rul+ ,unit$ ,sociali/    
,p>ty ( ,v5ezuela 7,,psuv71 & increas+ly
 face ! prospect ( politically-motivat$ 
crim9al *>ges2 ,:]eas ! ,congress ( !   
,republic ( ,p]u pass$ a resolution     
reject+ ! use ( viol5ce aga9/ opposition
 p>ties 9 ! ,v5ezuelan ,national        
,assembly & express+ solid>ity ) ^?     
injur$ by ! ev5ts ( ,april #bjac1 & !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate respond$ to ! viol5ce 
aga9/ opposition legislators 9 ,v5ezuela
 by decl>+ t 8viol5ce has no place 9 a  
repres5tative & democratic sy/em1 & is  
p>ticul>ly inappropriate 9 ! ,national  
,assembly02 ,:]eas ! ,secret>y ,g5]al ( 
! ,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates       
7,,oas7 repudiat$ ! incid5t by /at+ t x 
8reflects1 9 a dramatic mann]1 ! abs5ce 
( a political dialogue t c br+          
tranquility to ! citiz5s & to ! memb]s (

 ! diff]5t public p[]s to resolve 9 a   
peaceful climate & ) ev]ybody's         
p>ticipation ! p5d+ matt]s ( ! c\ntry02 
& ,:]eas z a memb] ( ! ,organization (  
,am]ican ,/ates & signatory to !        
,int]-,am]ican ,democratic ,*>t]1 !     
,boliv>ian ,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela has    
agre$ to abide by ! pr9ciples (         
con/itutional1 repres5tative democracy1 
:i* include free & fair elections &     
adh]5ce to its own con/itution3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports 
! p ( ,v5ezuela 9 _! pursuit ( ! free   
ex]cise ( repres5tative democracy z     
gu>ante$ by ! ,con/itution ( !          
,boliv>ian ,republic ( ,v5ezuela2  7#b7 
deplores ! undemocratic d5ial ( !       
legitimate rights ( opposition          
p>liam5t>ians 9 ,v5ezuela1 ! inexcusable
 viol5ce p]petrat$ aga9/ opposition     
legislators inside *amb]s ( ! ,national 
,assembly1 & ! gr[+ ef=ts to use        
politically-motivat$ crim9al *>ges to   
intimidate ! c\ntry's political         
opposition2  7#c7 comm5ds legislators f 

o!r c\ntries 9 ! ,am]icas :o h decl>$ _!
 opposition to alleg$ electoral         
irregul>ities & condemn$ ! use ( viol5ce
 aga9/ opposition p>liam5t>ians 9       
,v5ezuela2  7#d7 urges ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,/ate to "w 9 conc]t ) o!r c\ntries 9 ! 
,am]icas to take mean+ful /eps to ensure
 ! rule ( law 9 ,v5ezuela 9 accordance )
 ! ,int]-,am]ican ,democratic ,*>t] & to
 /r5g!n ! ability ( ! ,organization (   
,am]ican ,/ates to respond to ! erosion 
( democratic norms & in/itutions 9 memb]
 /ates2 &  7#e7 calls = ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to "w ) o!r c\ntries 9 ! hemisph]e to   
actively enc\rage a process ( dialogue  
betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela & !      
political opposition ?r\gh ! good (fices
 ( ! ,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates s t
 ! voices ( all ,v5ezuelans c be tak5   
into acc\nt ?r\gh _! c\ntry's           
con/itutional in/itutions & free & fair 
elections4