S3621-119

In Committee

Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Defined term In this Act, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on Appropriations, expands a appropriation, loan guarantee, compliance mandate provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Annual report. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, definition changes, and loan guarantees. The main policy areas are Energy and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Defined term In this Act, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on Appropriations...
  • Expands a appropriation, loan guarantee, compliance mandate provision: 3.
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Annual report.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Defined term In this Act, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on Appropriations, expands a appropriation, loan guarantee, compliance mandate provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Annual report.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Defined term In this Act, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on Appropriations, expands a appropriation, loan guarantee, compliance mandate provision: 3, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Annual report.

Policy Domains

Energy Finance

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 13, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 13, 2026

Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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