Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 261 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 261 To immediately halt investment by United States persons in the energy sector of Venezuela until the legitimate results of the July 28, 2024, election are respected. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 27, 2025 Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To immediately halt investment by United States persons in the energy sector of Venezuela until the legitimate results of the July 28, 2024, election are respected. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela's Energy Sector Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) On July 28, 2024, more than 10,000,000 citizens of Venezuela vote…