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VOICE Act

USA118th CongressHR-5670| House 
| Updated: 9/21/2023
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (17)
Darren Soto (Democratic)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Byron Donalds (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Jared Moskowitz (Democratic)Michael Lawler (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Venezuelans Overcoming Interference and Corruption in Elections Act or the VOICE Act This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on any foreign persons who prevent opposition candidates from participating in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. Specifically, the President must impose sanctions on any foreign persons (including Venezuelan officials) who prevent opposition candidates from participating in, or who materially assist in preventing opposition candidates from participating in, the 2024 Venezuelan presidential elections. Sanctions include asset blocking, inadmissibility into the United States, and visa revocation. The President may waive sanctions based on a determination that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8215
VOICE Act of 2022
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8215
    VOICE Act of 2022


  • September 21, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 21, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

International Affairs

VOICE Act

USA118th CongressHR-5670| House 
| Updated: 9/21/2023
Venezuelans Overcoming Interference and Corruption in Elections Act or the VOICE Act This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on any foreign persons who prevent opposition candidates from participating in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. Specifically, the President must impose sanctions on any foreign persons (including Venezuelan officials) who prevent opposition candidates from participating in, or who materially assist in preventing opposition candidates from participating in, the 2024 Venezuelan presidential elections. Sanctions include asset blocking, inadmissibility into the United States, and visa revocation. The President may waive sanctions based on a determination that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-8215
VOICE Act of 2022
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-8215
    VOICE Act of 2022


  • September 21, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • September 21, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (17)
Darren Soto (Democratic)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Byron Donalds (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Jared Moskowitz (Democratic)Michael Lawler (Republican)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted