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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of general elections in Venezuela.

Expressing the sense of the Senate in support of general elections in Venezuela.

Introduced Apr 30, 2026

Latest action (Apr 30, 2026) Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2176)

Referred to
Foreign Relations Committee
Issues
Voting & Elections

Summary

This Senate resolution expresses the Senate's support for internationally monitored, free and fair elections in Venezuela. The resolution calls on the United States to use all diplomatic tools to promote such elections. It states that Venezuelans should be free to elect their political leaders through a democratic process and references opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. As a sense of the Senate resolution, this expresses the collective view of the chamber but does not enact law or appropriate funds.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 30, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2176) · senate
  2. Apr 30, 2026 Submitted in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • SRES 548 — A resolution denouncing the horrors of authoritarianism. · Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • SRES 462 — A resolution recognizing Nobel Prize winner Maria Corina Machado and reaffirming support for democracy in Venezuela. · Introduced Oct 22, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • SRES 339 — A resolution condemning Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan regime's continued human rights abuses, political repression, and dismantling of democratic institutions, and recognizing the resilience of the Venezuelan democratic opposition under the leadership of Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez. · Introduced Jul 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • SRES 576 — A resolution commending the United States military action in Venezuela. · Introduced Jan 8, 2026 · Cong. 119 68%
  • HRES 1046 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3310) to designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes. · Introduced Mar 19, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • S 4809 — Venezuela Democratic Transition Act · Introduced Jun 17, 2026 · Cong. 119 66%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 30, 2026

Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Senate in support of general elections in Venezuela.

Whereas the people of Venezuela should be free to elect their political leaders through a fair and democratic process; Whereas a clear majority of Venezuelans have rallied around the democratic opposition, led by Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia; Whereas the Maduro-Rodriguez regime does not have international legitimacy or the support of the Venezuelan people; and Whereas it is in the national interest of the United States to have a democratic and free Venezuela, free of the corrosive influence of China, Iran, and Cuba: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the United States should use all diplomatic tools to support internationally monitored, free and fair elections in Venezuela. <all>

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