119th Congress
H.R. 268
STOP MADURO Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Mario Diaz-Balart(R-FL)
- Introduced
- Jan 9, 2025
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL)
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
Added later (2)
- Andy Harris (R-MD) · Jan 15, 2025
- Pete Stauber (R-MN) · Apr 28, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Securing Timely Opportunities for Payment and Maximizing Awards for Detaining Unlawful Regime Officials Act of 2025 or the STOP MADURO Act
This bill authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward of up to $100 million for certain information directly leading to the arrest and conviction of Nicolas Maduro Moros.
For example, under the bill, the State Department may pay such a reward to one or more individuals who furnish information directly leading to Maduro's arrest and conviction in any country for specified narcotics-related offenses.
The bill also requires that any such payment come solely from the liquidation of assets that the U.S. President or the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has withheld pursuant to specified laws and executive orders from Maduro, officials of the Maduro regime, and their co-conspirators.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 9, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House