Bill > JRH008

This joint resolution condemns the U.S. military incursion into Venezuela on January 3, 2026, which involved the seizure and transport of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to the United States without prior congressional approval. The resolution demands their immediate release from U.S. custody and the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. military forces deployed in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. It asserts the right of Venezuelans to political self-determination, meaning they should be able to decide their own future without external interference, and calls for the United States to abandon any plans for similar interventions that would undermine the sovereignty of any nation. The resolution also directs the Secretary of State to send copies of this condemnation to key U.S. officials, including the President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and the Vermont Congressional Delegation.