S. 2845 · 114th Congress · enacted
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-194.
Latest official action 2016-07-15 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on April 28, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 to extend through December 31, 2019, provisions requiring the President to impose sanctions against individuals in Venezuela who are responsible for human rights violations.
Congressional Research Service · 2016-07-15
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
COUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC)$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOHNSON CONTROLS INC. PAC$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL PAC$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPAC FOR AMERICA$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC')$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPROJECT WEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS PAC$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC$10,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$8,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$7,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordSEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL$7,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordEBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE, (EBAY PAC)$6,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$6,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAECOM PAC$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA PAC$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BP NORTH AMERICA EMPLOYEE PAC)$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOMPTEL PAC$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC)$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHF SINCLAIR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC)$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHIGHWATER PAC$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLINDE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLIQUID ENERGY PIPELINE ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY PAC$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
Enactment alone does not show whether a law improved its intended outcome. We need a dated evaluation, observed result or verified implementation record before claiming success or failure.