,,iv #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #acac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ba1 #bjbd,mr4 ,gimenez 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,moskowitz1 and ,ms4 ,salazar7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,condemning the illegitimate regime of ,nicols ,maduro in the ,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela4 ,whereas1 since #bjje1 the ,united ,states has imposed targeted sanctions on individuals and entities of the ,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela that have engaged in criminal1 anti-democratic1 unconstitutional1 or corrupt acts and violated basic human rights2 ,whereas1 since #bjjf1 the ,secretary of ,state has determined that ,venezuela is not cooperating fully with ,united ,states anti-terrorism efforts as outlined in section #dj;,a of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgha72 ,whereas1 since coming to power in #bjac1 ,nicolas ,maduro and his illegitimate regime have committed numerous criminal1 anti-democratic1 unconstitutional1 and corrupt acts and violated basic human rights1 including-- 7#a7 embezzling billions of dollars from the ,venezuelan people1 including through the illicit removal of gold from the ,central ,bank of ,venezuela2 7#b7 declaring approximately #ab percent of the country to be a part of an ,orinoco ,mining ,arc and using his position to oversee the exploitation of vital resources for personal gain2 and 7#c7 establishing the ,special ,action ,force of the ,national ,police 7,,faes7 in #bjag1 and utilizing them to execute illegal raids and extrajudicial killings2 ,whereas1 on ,january #e1 #bjai1 the people of ,venezuela responded to years of suffering and suppression under ,nicolas ,maduro by electing ,juan ,guaido as ,president of the ,national ,assembly of ,venezuela1 the only remaining democratically elected and legitimate institution in the country2 ,whereas1 upon being elected ,president of the ,national ,assembly of ,venezuela1 ,juan ,guaido invoked relevant articles of the ,venezuelan constitution and became the ,interim ,president of ,venezuela2 ,whereas1 on ,january #aj1 #bjai1 ,nicolas ,maduro unlawfully reassumed the presidency of ,venezuela1 and his rule was deemed illegitimate by many ,venezuelans and more than #ej countries1 including most of the neighboring countries of ,venezuela1 the ,united ,states1 and the majority of the ,european ,union2 ,whereas1 since unlawfully reassuming the presidency in #bjai1 ,nicolas ,maduro has exacerbated ongoing economic and humanitarian crises1 and forced more than #g1gjj1jjj people to flee ,venezuela2 ,whereas ,nicolas ,maduro has provided diplomatic support to1 and engaged with1 countries that have been designated as state sponsors of terrorism under ,united ,states law1 including by-- 7#a7 allowing the ,republic of ,cuba to restructure the ,venezuelan military1 train armed forces in ,venezuela1 train ,venezuelan intelligence agents in ,cuba1 and stating that ,venezuela is grateful to ,cuba's revolutionary armed forces and salute them and will always welcome them2 7#b7 awarding a #dij1jjj1jjj contract to the state-owned ,national ,iranian ,oil ,refining and ,distribution ,company to revamp the ,paraguana ,refining ,center1 the largest refining complex in ,venezuela2 and 7#c7 establishing a diplomatic mission and embassy in the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea 7commonly known as ,north ,korea7 and allowing ,north ,korea to similarly establish a mission and embassy in ,venezuela2 ,whereas1 in response to the numerous criminal1 anti-democratic1 unconstitutional1 and corrupt acts and basic human rights violations committed by ,nicolas ,maduro and persons serving in his illegitimate regime1 the ,united ,states has imposed a number of sanctions on him and his enablers1 including-- 7#a7 on ,march #h1 #bjae1 when ,president ,barack ,obama issued ,executive ,order #acfib 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property and suspending entry of certain persons contributing to the situation in ,venezuela7 to sanction persons engaged in public corruption activities and involved in human rights violations1 the persecution of political opponents1 the curtailment of press freedoms1 and the arbitrary arrest and detention of anti-government protestors2 7#b7 on ,august #bd1 #bjag1 when ,president ,donald ,trump issued ,executive ,order #achjh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to imposing additional sanctions with respect to the situation in ,venezuela71 which prohibited the ,government of ,venezuela from accessing financial markets of the ,united ,states2 7#c7 on ,march #ai1 #bjah1 when ,president ,donald ,trump issued ,executive ,order #achbg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to taking additional steps to address the situation in ,venezuela7 to prohibit any transaction involving the issuance of any ,venezuelan digital currency2 7#d7 on ,may #ba1 #bjah1 when ,president ,donald ,trump issued ,executive ,order #achce 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to prohibiting certain additional transactions with respect to ,venezuela7 to prohibit transactions related to purchasing ,venezuelan debt2 7#e7 on ,august #e1 #bjai1 when ,president ,donald ,trump issued ,executive ,order #achhd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property of the ,government of ,venezuela71 freezing the assets of the ,maduro government in the ,united ,states and blocking the property1 imposing visa restrictions1 and permitting financial sanctions on non-,united ,states persons that assist the ,maduro government2 and 7#f7 under section #gjca7;c77#a77;,a7 of the ,department of ,state1 ,foreign ,operations and ,related ,appropriations ,act of #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-f2 #acc ,stat4 #cag7 and section #gjca7;c77#a77;,a7 of the ,department of ,state1 ,foreign ,operations and ,related ,appropriations ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-id2 #acc ,stat4 #bhfd72 ,whereas1 on ,october #ag1 #bjbc1 the illegitimate ,maduro regime signed the ,partial ,agreement on the ,promotion of ,political ,rights and ,electoral ,guarantees for ,all 7commonly known as the ,barbados ,agreement71 which states that all parties1 including the opposition party1 shall be allowed to freely select their candidates for the presidential election2 ,whereas the ,biden ,administration-- 7#a7 on ,october #ah1 #bjbc1 in response to the signing of the ,barbados ,agreement1 issued ,general ,license ,no4 #dd and suspended certain sanctions on ,venezuela's oil and gas sector2 and 7#b7 allowed ,general ,license ,no4 #dd to expire on ,april #ah1 #bjbd1 in response the illegitimate ,maduro regime preventing the democratic opposition from registering the candidate of their choice1 harassing and intimidating political opponents1 and unjustly detaining numerous political actors and members of civil society2 ,whereas ,maria ,corina ,machado-- 7#a7 was elected by the people of ,venezuela on ,october #bf1 #bjbc1 as the opposition candidate to run against the illegitimate ,maduro regime in the ,july #bh1 #bjbd1 presidential election in ,venezuela2 7#b7 was subsequently disqualified on ,january #bf1 #bjbd1 by the ,supreme ,justice ,tribunal1 the highest court of ,venezuela1 from running in the election and was not provided the opportunity to respond to the disqualifying allegations in court2 and 7#c7 has since endorsed ,edmundo ,gonzlez ,urrutia to run for ,president of ,venezuela since her unwarranted disqualification1 stating on the campaign trail1 ,we are united and strong2 ,whereas1 on ,december #bj1 #bjbc1 the ,maduro regime finally released #f wrongfully detained ,united ,states citizens in ,venezuela only after the ,biden ,administration agreed to release ,alex ,saab1 who was charged in ,federal court in ,october #bjba1 for laundering the proceeds of violations of the ,foreign ,corrupt ,practices ,act of #aigg 7,public ,law #ie-bac2 #ia ,stat4 #adid7 in connection with a scheme to pay bribes to take advantage of the exchange rate controlled by ,venezuela2 ,whereas the ,department of ,state has described ,saab as one of the two most important money men in the ,maduro government and the middle man between ,maduro's narco-terrorist regime and the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran2 ,whereas1 prior to his arrest1 ,saab established the illegal ,gold for ,gas scheme with ,iran1 allowing the country to avoid sanctions and be paid in ,venezuelan gold in exchange for sham humanitarian deliveries of fuel to ,venezuela2 ,whereas1 on ,january #ae1 #bjbd1 ,maduro proved to the world that he operates a criminal enterprise disguised as a country when he named ,alex ,saab as the head of ,venezuela's ,international ,investment ,center2 and ,whereas the illegitimate ,maduro regime has exhibited a clear pattern of corruption1 ruling by force1 and undermining stability and democracy in ,venezuela3 ,now1 therefore be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 rejects the attempt by the illegitimate ,maduro regime to hold sham elections and consolidate power through weaponizing institutions1 especially the electoral committee and judicial system2 7#b7 demands that the ,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela hold free and fair elections on ,july #bh1 #bjbd1 and allow all opposition candidates to participate and register on the ballot1 including ,edmundo ,gonzalez ,urrutia1 in compliance with the ,partial ,agreement on the ,promotion of ,political ,rights and ,electoral ,guarantees for ,all 7commonly known as the 8,barbados ,agreement072 7#c7 denounces any attempt by the illegitimate ,maduro regime to intimidate and repress the ,venezuelan people and its democratic candidates through any kind of violence2 7#d7 condemns the illegitimate ,maduro regime for the flagrant and repeated acts of corruption1 desecrating the rule of law1 and engaging in anti-democratic and criminal acts2 and 7#e7 encourages the ,administration to condemn the results of the ,venezuelan election on ,july #bh1 #bjbd1 if fraud occurs1 and to subsequently impose additional sanctions on ,maduro and the coconspirators in his illegitimate regime to ensure they are unable to profit through their illegal and corrupt activities4