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119-hr-268119th Congress

STOP MADURO Act

Sponsored By: Representative Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]

Introduced

Summary

Authorizes a high-value reward of up to $100 million for information that directly leads to the arrest and conviction of Nicolás Maduro. The payment would come only from assets withheld or liquidated under existing U.S. sanctions authorities targeting Maduro and his associates.

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  • Potential informants: One or more people whose information directly leads to Maduro's arrest and conviction could receive up to $100 million in total.
  • Assets and targets: The reward must be paid from liquidation of assets withheld from Maduro, Maduro regime officials, or their co-conspirators under sanctions such as the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act, and related executive orders.
  • Authority and scope: The Secretary of State would pay the reward under existing State Department reward authority in section 36(e)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act. The bill also includes findings about Maduro but does not itself change program authorities or funding.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Up to $100M reward for Maduro arrest

If enacted, the Secretary of State could pay up to $100,000,000 in rewards. You could qualify if your information directly leads to the arrest and conviction of Nicolas Maduro Moros. One or more people could share the reward. The money would come only from liquidating assets frozen under U.S. sanctions on Maduro and his associates. That includes the Kingpin Act, the 2014 Venezuela law, and Executive Orders 13692, 13850, and 13884.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

  • Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]

    MD • R

    Sponsored 1/15/2025

  • Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 4/28/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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