STOP MADURO Act

Senate Bill

S. 39

119th Congress

STOP MADURO Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 9, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Rick Scott

R - FL

Cosponsors

4

Quick Stats

Policy Area

International Affairs

Summary

This Senate 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 for narcotics-related offenses. The reward can apply to arrests and convictions in any country. Payments must come exclusively from assets seized from Maduro, his regime officials, and co-conspirators under existing sanctions, ensuring no new taxpayer funds are used. This is the Senate companion to the House STOP MADURO Act.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This Senate 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 for narcotics-related offenses. The reward can apply to arrests and convictions in any country. Payments must come exclusively from assets seized from Maduro, his regime officials, and co-conspirators under existing sanctions, ensuring no new taxpayer funds are used. This is the Senate companion to the House STOP MADURO Act.

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 100 million dollar reward for Maduro arrest information
Targets narcotics-related offense convictions in any country
Funds rewards solely from seized Maduro regime assets
Companion bill to House version H.R. 268
Creates financial incentive for actionable intelligence

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

For State Department: Bipartisan authority to offer major Maduro reward. For informants: Substantial incentive for information on Maduro. For Maduro: Increased personal legal jeopardy internationally. For seized asset funds: Directed use toward regime accountability. For U.S. foreign policy: Tool for pressure on Venezuelan leadership.

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

39, 119th Congress (2025). "STOP MADURO Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-39