,,iii ,cal5d> ,no4 #bja #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  ,,resolution  ,express+ 
support = ! free & peaceful ex]cise (   
repres5tative democracy 9 ,v5ezuela &   
condemn+ viol5ce & intimidation aga9/ ! 
c\ntry's political opposition4  ,:]eas !
 ,national ,electoral ,c\ncil 7,,cne7 ( 
,v5ezuela decl>$ ,nicols ,maduro to be !
 w9n] ( ,v5ezuela's ,april #ad1 #bjac1  
presid5tial election1 aft] cr$it+ him ) 
receiv+ #ej4f p]c5t ( votes ca/2 ,:]eas 

,v5ezuela's political opposition has    
highlight$ widespread incid5ts (        
pot5tial electoral irregul>ities1 vot]  
intimidation1 & o!r abuses p]petrat$ by 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela 9 favor ( !     
c&idacy ( ,nicols ,maduro2 ,:]eas !     
,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates & o!r   
multilat]al in/itutions call$ = a full  
rec\nt & audit t addresses all claims by
 p>ticipants 9 ! electoral process 9    
,v5ezuela2 ,:]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 h issu$ decl>ations recogniz+ 
! alleg$ irregul>ities docum5t$ by !    
opposition 9 ,v5ezuela & urg$ a complete
 audit ( ! election results2 ,:]eas !   
,,cne has d5i$ ! political 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 !        
,preamble ( ! ,*>t] ( ! ,organization ( 
,am]ican ,/ates affirms t repres5tative 
democracy is an indisp5sable condition =
 ! /ability1 peace & developm5t ( !     
region1 & ,article #a ( ! ,int]-,am]ican
 ,democratic ,*>t] recognizes t ! p ( ! 
,am]icas h a "r to democracy & _!       
gov]nm5ts h an obligation to promote &  
def5d x2 ,:]eas ! republican =m (       
gov]nm5t prescrib$ 9 ! ,con/itution ( ! 
,boliv>ian ,republic ( ,v5ezuela has its
 legislative bran* 9 ! ,national        
,assembly1 :]e ! free p>ticipation &    
delib]ation ( its democratically elect$ 
repres5tatives is ess5tial to legislate 
& *eck ! p[]s ( ! executive bran*2      
,:]eas ! ,presid5t ( ! ,national        
,assembly d5i$ opposition p>ties ! "r to
 speak 9 ! legislature f ,april #af to  
,may #ba1 #bjac1 & remov$ !m f key      
committees 9 response to _! refusal to  
recognize ,nicols ,maduro z presid5t2   
,:]eas memb]s ( ! rul+ ,unit$ ,sociali/ 
,p>ty ( ,v5ezuela 7,,psuv7 viol5tly     

assault$ opposition legislators on      
,april #af & ,april #cj1 #bjac1 9 !     
,national ,assembly1 caus+ lac]ations1  
brok5 bones1 & o!r injuries to memb]s ( 
! political opposition2 ,:]eas !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate respond$ to ! viol5ce 
aga9/ opposition legislators 9 ,v5ezuela
 by decl>+ t viol5ce has no place 9 a   
repres5tative & democratic sy/em1 & is  
p>ticul>ly inappropriate 9 ! ,national  
,assembly2 ,:]eas ! ,secret>y ,g5]al ( !
 ,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates 7,,oas7
 has repudiat$ ! incid5t by /at+ t x    
reflects1 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\ntry2  
,:]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 #bjac2 & ,:]eas1 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 ,:]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 ,:]eas1 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 
& ,:]eas1 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 9     
,v5ezuela2  7#b7 calls = great] dialogue

 betwe5 all political actors 9 ,v5ezuela
 & /rongly deplores ! undemocratic d5ial
 ( legitimate p>liam5t>y rights to      
memb]s ( opposition p>ties 9 ! ,national
 ,assembly & ! inexcusable viol5ce      
p]petrat$ aga9/ opposition legislators  
inside ! legislative *amb]s ( ,v5ezuela2
  7#c7 comm5ds legislators f o!r nations
 9 ! ,am]icas :o h decl>$ _! opposition 
to political irregul>ities & ! use (    
viol5ce aga9/ opposition p>liam5t>ians 9
 ,v5ezuela2  7#d7 urges ! ,organization 
( ,am]ican ,/ates to issue a detail$    
report on any & all irregul>ities       
result+ f ! ,april #ad1 #bjac1          
presid5tial election 9 ,v5ezuela2  7#e7 
urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador to !  
,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates to "w 9 
conc]t ) o!r memb] /ates to use ! full  
p[] ( ! organization 9 support (        
mean+ful /eps to ensure full p>liam5t>y 
democracy & ! rule ( law 9 ,v5ezuela 9  
accordance ) ! ,int]-,am]ican           
,democratic ,*>t]1 includ+ invok+       
articles relat$ to uncon/itutional      

int]ruptions ( ! democratic ord] 9 a    
memb] /ate2 &  7#f7 urges ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,ambassador to ! ,organization ( 
,am]ican ,/ates to "w 9 conc]t ) o!r    
memb] /ates to /r5g!n ! ability ( !     
,organization to protect democratic     
in/itutions & to respond to ! erosion ( 
democracy 9 memb] /ates4  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  ,am5d ! title s z to read3  
,a 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\ntry44 ,septemb] #cj1 #bjac,report$ ) 

an am5dm5t & an am5dm5t to ! preamble & 
an am5dm5t to ! title