BOLIVAR Act (original) (raw)

The Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act, known as the BOLIVAR Act for short, is a bill introduced by Congressman Michael Waltz and approved in the United States House of Representatives, and referred to the United States Senate. The proposal is aimed at ending government contracts with businesses working with the Nicolás Maduro administration in Venezuela. The acronym of the act is named after the Venezuelan independence leader Simón Bolívar.