Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Foreign Policy, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act.
- Section id23c34dd890ac4ddca6a68ba4bdb2b733: 2. Defined term In this Act, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on...
- Section id957e71d956e243ac8e9c5b756cc1d725: 3. Prohibition on the use of Federal funds to support Venezuela's oil and petroleum infrastructure Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds...
- Section idb844bbae21ec4645a6d4ccb995d2fc33: 4. Annual report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Foreign Policy, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
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?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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