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119th Congress · 2025–2027
S. 261

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

International Affairs Senate
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S396; text: CR S396-397) · January 27, 2025
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Congressional Research Service · Official summary · Last checked November 4, 2026

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In committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S396; text: CR S396-397)

Recorded January 27, 2025, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Committee Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Recorded votes None taken
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bill-119-s261
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Power & Politics, "S. 261 (119th Congress): Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2025," last checked Oct. 11, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-119-s261

APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 11). S. 261 (119th Congress): Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2025 [Bill record]. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-119-s261

Chicago

Power & Politics. "S. 261 (119th Congress): Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2025." Last modified October 11, 2026. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-119-s261.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{S. 261 (119th Congress): Halt All United States Investments in Venezuela’s Energy Sector Act of 2025}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-119-s261}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-119-s261; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/261; last checked October 11, 2026; accessed November 5, 2026}
}
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CBO cost estimates and CRS reports on S. 261

Published January 16, 2026Venezuela: Overview of U.S. Sanctions Policy (PDF)
CRS · Resources · IF10715

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No recorded vote

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