; Whereas Venezuela’s December 2017 municipal elections and October 2017 gubernatorial elections failed to meet recognized international standards; Whereas, in July 2017, Venezuela held fraudulent elections to install a National Constituent Assembly, a parallel legislature that undemocratically usurped the constitutional authorities vested in the country’s democratically elected National Assembly; Whereas Smartmatic, the company that manufactured the electronic voting technology, confirmed that— (1) the result of the July 2017 National Constituent Assembly election was manipulated; and (2) a change of more than 1,000,000 votes occurred in the final tabulation; Whereas a global coalition of more than 40 countries have rejected the installation of Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly and refused to recognize it as a legitimate institution; Whereas the collapse of democratic governance and the proliferation of political corruption, criminal violence, failed economic policies, and hyperinflation have created a devastating humanitarian crisis in Venezuela; Whereas the majority of Venezuela’s citizens lack access to essential medicines and basic food supplies; Whereas the precarious humanitarian conditions in Venezuela have prompted hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan citizens to emigrate, which is fueling a migration and refugee crisis in neighboring countries; Whereas, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has stated that the Office of the Prosecutor will open a preliminary examination of the Venezuelan Government’s use of torture and excessive force against demonstrators and the arbitrary detention of thousands of anti-government protesters; and Whereas, despite the presence of international mediators, the Government of Venezuela failed to credibly participate in negotiations with the country’s political opposition in order to reach an agreement that would— (1) restore democracy; (2) free political prisoners; (3) facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid