STOP MADURO Act

House Bill

H.R. 268

119th Congress

STOP MADURO Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 9, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Representative

Democratic

DC-0

Cosponsors

7

Quick Stats

Policy Area

International Affairs

Summary

This bill authorizes the State Department to pay up to 100 million dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro Moros. The reward applies to information leading to his conviction for narcotics-related offenses in any country. Importantly, reward payments must come solely from seized assets withheld from Maduro, his regime officials, and co-conspirators under existing sanctions. The bill provides a financial incentive for information while ensuring no new taxpayer funds are used.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill authorizes the State Department to pay up to 100 million dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro Moros. The reward applies to information leading to his conviction for narcotics-related offenses in any country. Importantly, reward payments must come solely from seized assets withheld from Maduro, his regime officials, and co-conspirators under existing sanctions. The bill provides a financial incentive for information while ensuring no new taxpayer funds are used.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Securing Timely Opportunities for Payment and Maximizing Awards for Detaining Unlawful Regime Officials Act of 2025 or the STOP MADURO ActThis bill authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward of up to $100 million for certain information directly leading to the arrest and conviction of Nicolas Maduro Moros. For example, under the bill, the State Department may pay such a reward to one or more individuals who furnish information directly leading to Maduro's arrest and conviction in any country for specified narcotics-related offenses. The bill also requires that any such payment come solely from the liquidation of assets that the U.S. President or the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has withheld pursuant to specified laws and executive orders from Maduro, officials of the Maduro regime, and their co-conspirators.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Authorizes up to 100 million dollar reward for Maduro arrest information
Targets conviction for narcotics-related offenses
Payments funded by seized Maduro regime assets only
No new taxpayer funds required for rewards
Applies to arrests and convictions in any country

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

For State Department: Authority to offer substantial reward for Maduro. For potential informants: Major financial incentive for actionable intelligence. For Maduro regime: Increased personal legal and security risks. For U.S.-Venezuela relations: Escalation of pressure on Venezuelan leadership. For asset recovery: Direction of seized funds toward regime accountability.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

International Affairs

Related Subjects

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Department of State

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Federal officials

Foreign property

Latin America

Venezuela

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

268, 119th Congress (2025). "STOP MADURO Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-268