This legislation, titled the "Venezuela Democratic Transition Act," aims to promote democracy and human rights in Venezuela by requiring specific actions from the U.S. government. It establishes a Sense of Congress that the United States should continue to recognize Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as Venezuela's legitimate President-elect, support the democratic opposition, and facilitate free and fair presidential elections in 2026. A core provision requires the Secretary of State to develop and submit to Congress a strategy for supporting free and fair elections in Venezuela. This strategy must update the existing Democratic Transition Framework, utilize all available diplomatic tools to facilitate a new presidential election in 2026, end the Maduro-Rodriguez regime's usurpation of power, restore democracy, free political prisoners, and ensure humanitarian assistance delivery. It also mandates outlining benchmarks for democratic transition, assessing Venezuelan government institutions and repressive laws, and detailing next steps for international sanctions coordination, closing torture centers, and ensuring military respect for election results. Furthermore, the bill mandates the President to impose sanctions on Venezuelan persons determined to be complicit in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights . These sanctions include the blocking of property and interests in property within U.S. jurisdiction and rendering such individuals inadmissible to the United States for visas, admission, or parole. Exceptions are provided for the importation of goods, compliance with the UN Headquarters Agreement, law enforcement, and intelligence activities. The President may waive these sanctions under certain conditions, including for national security interests or humanitarian purposes, such as the provision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and humanitarian assistance. A waiver is also permitted upon certification from the Secretaries of State and Treasury that a democratic transition has occurred in Venezuela, underscoring the bill's ultimate goal of restoring legitimate governance and human rights in the country.