Senate bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-278
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014
Became law on Dec 18, 2014.
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Menendez D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 2014
- Committee actionMay 20, 2014
- Passed SenateDec 8, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2014 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014
Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-278.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2142.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2142, Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014” on May 30, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 22, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 30, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45406
- CBO publication date
- May 30, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2142, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/2142
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-175 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Relations Committee on May 22, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/175
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2142, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/2142
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4bf0123b726483a933924de860aa3bfbdf4ab55f2c93125a834adf61200afa80
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Mark Kirk (R-IL), John McCain (R-AZ), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Marco Rubio (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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- S. 1901 (113th) Support for United States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act
- S.Res. 377 (113th) A resolution recognizing the 193rd anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.