S. 37 (119th)Bill Overview

VALOR Act of 2025

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Republican
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
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Current stageCommittee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

<p><strong>Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights Act of 2025 or the VALOR Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires or authorizes various actions, including sanctions, targeting the current government of Venezuela and any nondemocratic successor government. The bill also authorizes certain types of assistance for the people of Venezuela and to support democracy-building efforts.</p><p>Under the bill, the President</p><ul><li>must impose property-blocking sanctions on the Venezuelan government and persons supporting the Venezuelan government;</li><li>may deny U.S.&nbsp;nonhumanitarian&nbsp;foreign assistance, arms-related assistance, and debt forgiveness to any country that provides assistance to the Venezuelan government;</li><li>may provide support to individuals and independent nongovernmental organizations to support democracy-building efforts in Venezuela;</li><li>must develop a plan to provide assistance to Venezuela under a democratically elected government, which may include food, medicine, and emergency energy assistance to meet the basic needs of Venezuelans;</li><li>must take steps to terminate sanctions under this bill once the President determines that a democratically elected government is in power (criteria for such a determination include a Venezuelan government that is the result of free and fair elections, is making progress in establishing an independent judiciary and respecting human rights, and has released all political prisoners).</li></ul><p>The Department of the Treasury must oppose the seating of Venezuelan representatives at certain international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund.</p><p>Additionally, the bill prohibits U.S. persons (individuals or entities) from engaging in transactions involving Venezuela's debt or any digital currency issued by Venezuela.&nbsp;</p>

Why people may split

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Watch point

The next hurdle is converting committee movement into a floor coalition.

<p><strong>Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights Act of 2025 or the VALOR Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires or authorizes various actions, including sanctions, targeting the current government of Venezuela and any nondemocratic successor government.

The bill also authorizes certain types of assistance for the people of Venezuela and to support democracy-building efforts.</p><p>Under the bill, the President</p><ul><li>must impose property-blocking sanctions on the Venezuelan government and persons supporting the Venezuelan government;</li><li>may deny U.S.&nbsp;nonhumanitarian&nbsp;foreign assistance, arms-related assistance, and debt forgiveness to any country that provides assistance to the Venezuelan government;</li><li>may provide support to individuals and independent nongovernmental organizations to support democracy-building efforts in Venezuela;</li><li>must develop a plan to provide assistance to Venezuela under a democratically elected government, which may include food, medicine, and emergency energy assistance to meet the basic needs of Venezuelans;</li><li>must take steps to terminate sanctions under this bill once the President determines that a democratically elected government is in power (criteria for such a determination include a Venezuelan government that is the result of free and fair elections, is making progress in establishing an independent judiciary and respecting human rights, and has released all political prisoners).</li></ul><p>The Department of the Treasury must oppose the seating of Venezuelan representatives at certain international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund.</p><p>Additionally, the bill prohibits U.S. persons (individuals or entities) from engaging in transactions involving Venezuela's debt or any digital currency issued by Venezuela.&nbsp;</p>

Passage38/100

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention62/100

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens0% / 100%
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  • No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
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  • No clear downsides surfaced yet.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
Centrist

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
Conservative

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood38/100

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

Why this could stall
  • The next hurdle is converting committee movement into a floor coalition.
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

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