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The bill increases U.S. engagement, oversight, and targeted support to strengthen Venezuelan civil society, provide humanitarian aid, and press for detainee releases—boosting transparency and human-rights outcomes—while imposing additional taxpayer costs, bureaucratic burdens, and risks of geopolitical escalation or perceived interference.
U.S. taxpayers and the public would get more transparent, coordinated U.S. policy on Venezuela through a required comprehensive strategy and regular congressional reporting, increasing oversight of diplomatic actions and spending.
Venezuelan civil society (independent media, human rights defenders, and NGOs) would receive targeted U.S. support—funding, training, and capacity-building—to strengthen democratic accountability and pluralistic information sources.
Venezuelan low-income individuals and communities would receive prioritized U.S. humanitarian assistance and governance programming to improve access to basic services amid shortages.
U.S. efforts to reduce influence from Cuba, Russia, Iran, and China in Venezuela could escalate tensions with those governments and complicate broader U.S. diplomatic and security relationships.
U.S. taxpayers could face higher federal spending or reprioritized foreign assistance budgets to fund the increased humanitarian, governance, and civil-society programs envisioned by the strategy.
Venezuelan authorities may perceive expanded U.S. support for opposition-aligned civil society and media as political interference, risking reduced access, program restrictions, or retaliatory measures against U.S. programs and personnel.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Directs the Secretary of State to produce and update a detailed strategy to support a democratic transition in Venezuela, prioritize detainee releases, curb foreign authoritarian influence, and outline use of U.S. assistance and civil-society support.
Requires the Secretary of State to produce and regularly update a detailed U.S. strategy to support a democratic transition in Venezuela. The strategy must be submitted within 180 days, prioritize the release of arbitrarily detained persons, identify steps to limit foreign authoritarian influence in Venezuelan institutions, describe use of U.S. foreign assistance, and set out support for Venezuelan civil society; the Secretary must report progress annually for two years and meet with relevant congressional committees every six months.
Introduced February 25, 2026 by Jared Moskowitz · Last progress February 25, 2026