This congressional resolution expresses the House of Representatives' position on Venezuela's July 2024 presidential election, condemning what it characterizes as electoral fraud by Nicolás Maduro's government. The resolution recognizes opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate president-elect based on opposition-collected voting tallies showing González won with 67 percent of the vote compared to Maduro's 30 percent, despite the regime's official announcement of a Maduro victory without providing detailed results. The resolution calls attention to the election's lack of fairness, citing the banning of opposition leaders, restrictions on foreign observers, violent repression of peaceful protesters that resulted in at least 16 deaths, and the detention of hundreds of opposition figures. The measure calls for new U.S. and international sanctions against the Maduro regime and its supporters, as well as diplomatic pressure to ensure a peaceful transition of power based on the actual election results. As a House resolution, this is a statement of congressional sentiment rather than legislation requiring presidential signature or having direct legal force.
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