Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3621 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3621 To prohibit the United States Government from funding Venezuela's oil and petroleum infrastructure, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13, 2026 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Alsobrooks, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the United States Government from funding Venezuela's oil and petroleum infrastructure, and for other purposes. 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 ``Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINED TERM. In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sena…