BOLIVAR Act
Summary
Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act or the BOLIVAR Act This bill prohibits an executive agency from entering into a contract for the procurement of goods or services with any person that has business operations with the Maduro regime in Venezuela. The bill lists exceptions, including where vital to U.S. national security or as necessary for purposes of providing humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and other urgent lifesaving measures, or to carry out noncombatant evacuations.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Last action Jan 28, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
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Committee
1
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael Waltz
RRepublican
Co
Alcee L. Hastings
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Gonzalez
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Carlos A. Gimenez
RRepublican
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Doug Lamborn
RRepublican
Co
Guy Reschenthaler
RRepublican
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