((a)) ** Findings** Congress makes the following findings:

((1)) Venezuela’s electoral event on was characterized by widespread fraud and did not comply with international standards for a free, fair, and transparent electoral process.

((2)) Given the fraudulent nature of Venezuela’s electoral event, Nicolás Maduro’s tenure as President of Venezuela ended on .

((3)) The National Assembly of Venezuela approved a resolution on that terminated Nicolás Maduro’s authority as the President of Venezuela.

((4)) On , the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela was sworn in as the Interim President of Venezuela.

((b)) ** Sense of Congress** It is the sense of Congress—

((1)) to support the decisions by the United States Government, more than 50 governments around the world, the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the European Parliament to recognize National Assembly President Juan Guaidó as the Interim President of Venezuela;

((2)) to encourage the Interim President of Venezuela to advance efforts to hold democratic presidential elections in the shortest possible period; and

((3)) that the Organization of American States, with support from the United States Government and partner governments, should provide diplomatic, technical, and financial support for a new presidential election in Venezuela that complies with international standards for a free, fair, and transparent electoral process.