H.R. 8813 · 117th Congress

AFFECT Human Rights in Venezuela Act

Introduced on Sep 13, 2022 by Albio Sires (D-NJ-8). 13 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 14, 2022): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 13, 2022
Cosponsors
13
4 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the United States Government to support extending the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela which is set to expire in September 2022.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Detention of persons
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Human rights
  • International organizations and cooperation
  • Latin America
  • United Nations
  • Venezuela

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Sep 13, 2022). Public domain.

Assuring that the Fact-Finding Examination Continues to Track Human Rights in Venezuela Act or the AFFECT Human Rights in Venezuela Act

This bill requires the Department of State to act in the United Nations to extend the mandate of the International Fact-Finding Mission in Venezuela and to provide technical assistance to the Fact-Finding Mission. The bill also authorizes the President to direct U.S. representatives to the United Nations to support actions addressing Venezuela's human rights violations.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Albio SiresD-NJ-8Sponsor

Democrats · 9

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Sep 13, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Sep 13, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Sep 14, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Sep 14, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.