Prohibiting Oil Trade with Venezuela's Tyrant Act This bill requires the President to prohibit the importation of petroleum products from Venezuela. Petroleum product means crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product, including natural gas liquid product. Further, the bill authorizes the President to use appropriate authorities to impose civil or criminal penalties as necessary to enforce the prohibition. The prohibition shall terminate after the Department of State certifies that Venezuela has held free and fair elections and all political prisoners have been released.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Congressional oversightDetention of personsElections, voting, political campaign regulationHuman rightsLatin AmericaOil and gasPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtest and dissentTrade restrictionsVenezuela
Prohibiting Oil Trade with Venezuela’s Tyrant Act
USA117th CongressHR-7023| House
| Updated: 3/9/2022
Prohibiting Oil Trade with Venezuela's Tyrant Act This bill requires the President to prohibit the importation of petroleum products from Venezuela. Petroleum product means crude oil, residual fuel oil, or any refined petroleum product, including natural gas liquid product. Further, the bill authorizes the President to use appropriate authorities to impose civil or criminal penalties as necessary to enforce the prohibition. The prohibition shall terminate after the Department of State certifies that Venezuela has held free and fair elections and all political prisoners have been released.
Congressional oversightDetention of personsElections, voting, political campaign regulationHuman rightsLatin AmericaOil and gasPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtest and dissentTrade restrictionsVenezuela