,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjah   
,mr4 ,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1   
,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4      
,leahy1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4 
,coons1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 & ,mr4   
,s&]s7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !   
cont9u$ undemocratic measures by !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela to und]m9e !      
indep5d5ce ( democratic in/itutions &   
call+ = a free & fair electoral process4
  ,:]eas ,v5ezuelan ,presid5t ,nicols   
,maduro cont9ues to take measures to    
consolidate an au?orit>ian gov]nm5t &   
und]m9e ! indep5d5ce ( democratic       
in/itutions 9 ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,p]u1 z ho/ ( ! upcom+      
,summit ( ! ,am]icas1 has indicat$ t    
,presid5t ,nicols ,maduro is n welcome  
to att5d because ( 8 failure to uphold !
 region's %>$ commitm5t to /r5g!n+      
democracy & improv+ citiz5s' well-be+2  

,:]eas ,v5ezuela's ,national ,electoral 
,c\ncil 7,,cne7 unilat]ally call$ = a   
presid5tial election on ,april #bb1     
#bjah1 despite ! abs5ce ( an agreem5t   
betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela & !      
political opposition on ! conditions    
necess>y = ! electoral process2 ,:]eas1 
on ,febru>y #ac1 #bjah1 ! ,m9i/]s (     
,=eign ,affairs ( ,arg5t9a1 ,brazil1    
,canada1 ,*ile1 ,colombia1 ,co/a ,rica1 
,guatemala1 ,guyana1 ,honduras1 ,mexico1
 ,panama1 ,p>aguay1 ,p]u1 & ,sa9t       
,lucia1 reject$ ! decision ( ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,v5ezuela to hold elections on ,april
 #bb2 ,:]eas ^! #ad ,=eign ,m9i/]s /at$ 
t elections w\ld n be consid]$          
legitimate if ! elections d n--  7#a7   
p]mit ! p>ticipation ( all ,v5ezuelan   
citiz5s & political p>ties2  7#b7       
include obs]vation by cr$ible           
int]national organizations2 &  7#c7 meet
 recogniz$ int]national /&>ds2 ,:]eas   
despite ^! d5unciations1 on ,febru>y    
#ba1 #bjah1 ,presid5t ,maduro /at$ t he 
want$ to hold elections = ! ,national   

,assembly1 /ate legislative c\ncils1 &  
municipal c\ncils 9 conjunction ) !     
presid5tial election s*$ul$ = ,april    
#bb2 ,:]eas1 9 ,janu>y #bjah1 ,v5ezuelan
 au?orities bann$ ! ,democratic ,unity  
,r\ndtable 7,,mud71 ! pr9cipal coalition
 ( opposition p>ties1 & lead+ opposition
 political p>ties ,voluntad ,popul> &   
,prim]o ,ju/icia1 f p>ticipat+ 9 !      
presid5tial election2 ,:]eas ,v5ezuela's
 ,decemb] #bjag municipal elections &   
,octob] #bjag gub]natorial elections    
fail$ to meet recogniz$ int]national    
/&>ds2 ,:]eas1 9 ,july #bjag1 ,v5ezuela 
held fraudul5t elections to in/all a    
,national ,con/itu5t ,assembly1 a       
p>allel legislature t undemocratically  
usurp$ ! con/itutional au?orities ve/$ 9
 ! c\ntry's democratically elect$       
,national ,assembly2 ,:]eas ,sm>tmatic1 
! company t manufactur$ ! electronic    
vot+ te*nology1 confirm$ t-- 7#a7 !     
result ( ! ,july #bjag ,national        
,con/itu5t ,assembly election 0         
manipulat$2 &  7#b7 a *ange ( m ?an     

#a1jjj1jjj votes occurr$ 9 ! f9al       
tabulation2 ,:]eas a global coalition ( 
m ?an #dj c\ntries h reject$ !          
in/allation ( ,v5ezuela's ,national     
,con/itu5t ,assembly & refus$ to        
recognize x z a legitimate in/itution2  
,:]eas ! collapse ( democratic gov]nance
 & ! prolif]ation ( political           
corruption1 crim9al viol5ce1 fail$      
economic policies1 & hyp]9flation h     
creat$ a deva/at+ humanit>ian crisis 9  
,v5ezuela2 ,:]eas ! majority (          
,v5ezuela's citiz5s lack access to      
ess5tial m$ic9es & basic food supplies2 
,:]eas ! prec>i\s humanit>ian conditions
 9 ,v5ezuela h prompt$ hundr$s ( ?\s&s (
 ,v5ezuelan citiz5s to emigrate1 :i* is 
fuel+ a migration & refugee crisis 9    
neighbor+ c\ntries2 ,:]eas1 ! ,*ief     
,prosecutor ( ! ,int]national ,crim9al  
,c\rt has /at$ t ! ,(fice ( !           
,prosecutor w op5 a prelim9>y exam9ation
 ( ! ,v5ezuelan ,gov]nm5t's use (       
torture & excessive =ce aga9/           
demon/rators & ! arbitr>y det5tion (    

?\s&s ( anti-gov]nm5t prote/]s2 &       
,:]eas1 despite ! pres5ce ( int]national
 m$iators1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela fail$
 to cr$ibly p>ticipate 9 negotiations ) 
! c\ntry's political opposition 9 ord]  
to rea* an agreem5t t w\ld--  7#a7      
re/ore democracy2  7#b7 free political  
prison]s2  7#c7 facilitate ! deliv]y (  
humanit>ian aid2 &  7#d7 e/abli%        
conditions = legitimate democratic      
elections3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !       
,s5ate-- 7#a7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,v5ezuela to po/pone ! presid5tial      
election & any concurr5t ,national      
,assembly1 /ate legislative c\ncil1 or  
municipal c\ncil elections s*$ul$ =     
,april #bb1 #bjah1 until--  7,a7        
int]national & local election obs]v]s f 
cr$ible organizations are all[$ to      
obs]ve ! electoral process1 includ+ !   
pre-election p]iod1 & det]m9e a         
legitimate process2  7,b7 ! ,national   
,electoral ,c\ncil is l$ & /aff$ by     
nonp>tisan memb]s t h ! confid5ce (     
conte/+ p>ties2  7,c7 opposition p>ties 

& c&idates are free to peacefully       
compete 9 ! election )\t ?reat ( arre/1 
h>assm5t1 or retribution1 includ+ access
 to gov]nm5t controll$ m$ia2  7,d7      
arrangem5ts are made = all ,v5ezuelan   
vot]s1 includ+ ^? resid+ outside (      
,v5ezuela1 to be able to p>ticipate 9 ! 
election2 &  7,e7 !re is no impli$ or   
direct l9k betwe5 an individual's vote &
 ! gov]nm5t food rations to :i* !       
individual is eligible & no record is   
reta9$ ( a vot]'s *oice = any reason    
relat$ to gov]nm5t b5efits1 includ+     
retaliation2  7#b7 d5\nces z            
illegitimate any presid5tial election 9 
,v5ezuela t fails to meet ! /&>ds       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 condemns
 ! /eps tak5 by ,presid5t ,maduro-- 7,a7
 to consolidate an au?orit>ian gov]nm5t 
9 ,v5ezuela2 &  7,b7 to und]m9e !       
indep5d5ce ( democratic in/itutions su* 
z ! ,national ,assembly ( ,v5ezuela1 !  
,supreme ,tribunal ( ,ju/ice (          
,v5ezuela1 & ! ,national ,electoral     
,c\ncil ( ,v5ezuela2  7#d7 rejects !    

,v5ezuelan ,gov]nm5t's ef=ts to blame ! 
c\ntry's economic1 humanit>ian1 &       
political crisis on o!r actors in/ead ( 
recogniz+ t ! crisis 0 caus$ by its own 
malfeasance & crim9ality2  7#e7 urges ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela-- 7,a7 to p]mit ! 
unob/ruct$ deliv]y ( humanit>ian        
assi/ance to ! p ( ,v5ezuela2 &  7,b7 to
 /op us+ food z a tool ( political      
co]cion2  7#f7 condemns ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,v5ezuela = fail+ to cr$ibly p>ticipate 
9 int]nationally m$iat$ negotiations--  
7,a7 to re/ore democracy2  7,b7 to free 
political prison]s2 &  7,c7 to p]mit !  
deliv]y ( humanit>ian assi/ance2  7#g7  
supports ! decision ( ! ,gov]nm5t (     
,p]u1 z ho/ ( ! ,eigh? ,summit ( !      
,am]icas1 to n invite ,presid5t ,maduro2
 &  7#h7 supports ! ef=ts ( ! ,(fice ( !
 ,prosecutor ( ! ,int]national ,crim9al 
,c\rt to exam9e ! ,v5ezuelan ,gov]nm5t's
 use ( torture1 excessive =ce1 &        
arbitr>y det5tions aga9/ ,v5ezuelan     
citiz5s4