[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1129 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1129
To revoke the visas of, and impose visa restrictions on, certain
individuals located in the United States and abroad who are associated
with regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 30, 2023
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To revoke the visas of, and impose visa restrictions on, certain
individuals located in the United States and abroad who are associated
with regimes in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Relief for Allies of Dictators
Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. VISA RESTRICTIONS FOR CERTAIN VENEZUELANS, CUBANS, NICARAGUANS,
AND BOLIVIANS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall revoke the visa of,
or impose visa restrictions on any individual described in subsection
(b) who the Secretary determines--
(1)(A) is responsible for, is complicit in, is responsible
for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, or is
knowingly--
(i) committing human rights violations at
any time in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, or
Bolivia; or
(ii) participating in (directly or
indirectly) any activity in or in relation to
Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, or Bolivia at any
time that undermines or threatens the integrity
of the democracy or sovereignty of, the people
of Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, or Bolivia; or
(B) is the spouse or child of a foreign person described in
subparagraph (A); or
(2)(A) is described in or identified under--
(i) section 804(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin
Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1903(b));
(ii) Executive Order 13850 (83 Fed. Reg. 55243;
relating to blocking property of additional persons
contributing to the situation in Venezuela); or
(iii) Executive Order 13884 (84 Fed. Reg. 38843;
relating to blocking property of the Government of
Venezuela); or
(B) is the spouse or child of a foreign person described in
subparagraph (A).
(b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this
subsection is any foreign person, located in the United States or
abroad, who--
(1) with respect to Venezuela, is--
(A) a former official of the Hugo Chavez regime; or
(B) a current or former official of the Nicolas
Maduro regime;
(2) with respect to Cuba, is--
(A) a former official of the Fidel Castro or Raul
Castro regime; or
(B) a current or former official of the Miguel
Diaz-Canel regime;
(3) with respect to Nicaragua, is--
(A) a current or former official of the Daniel
Ortega regime; or
(B) a Sandinista party member;
(4) with respect to Bolivia, is a former official of the
Evo Morales regime;
(5) acts on behalf of a regime or party described in any of
paragraphs (1) through (4);
(6) aids in repression by such regime or party; or
(7) assists such regime or party.
(c) Visa Restrictions Described.--
(1) Exclusion from the united states and revocation of visa
or other documentation.--An individual described in subsection
(b)--
(A) is inadmissible to the United States;
(B) is ineligible to receive a visa or other
documentation authorizing entry into the United States;
(C) is otherwise ineligible to be admitted or
paroled into the United States or to receive any
benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and
(D) shall--
(i) in accordance with section 221(i) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1201(i)), have his or her visa or other
documentation revoked, regardless of when the
visa or other documentation was issued; and
(ii) be subject to expedited removal.
(2) Applicability for individuals visiting united nations
headquarters.--In the case of an individual described in
subsection (b) who intends to travel to the United States to
visit the headquarters of the United Nations, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall make a case-by-case determination with
respect to the applicability of subsection (a) to such
individual.
(d) Rulemaking.--The President shall issue such regulations,
licenses, and orders as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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