1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assuring that the Fact-Finding Examination Continues to Track Human Rights in Venezuela Act or the AFFECT Human Rights in Venezuela Act . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution adopted Resolution 42/25 on September 27, 2019, establishing an independent fact-finding mission (referred to in this Act as the Fact-Finding Mission ) on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to investigate extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment since 2014 with a view to ensuring full accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims . (2) The mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission was extended by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2020 for two years, and on October 7, 2022, for an additional two years, with a view to combating impunity and ensuring full accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims. (3) The Fact-Finding Mission has faced several constraints, including lack of access to work in-country, travel limitations due to the COVID–19 pandemic, disrupted interviews due to electricity and internet failures, and limited ability to secure witness statements and key documents. Despite these challenges, the Fact-Finding Mission has been able to carry out its investigative and analytical work, and generate reports that serve as an invaluable resource for victims, civil society organizations, and international accountability mechanisms. (4) The Fact-Finding Mission has identified specific incidents and patterns establishing reasonable grounds to conclude that violations of international human rights and criminal law have been committed in Venezuela, according to its October 2022 report. (5) The Fact-Finding Mission’s October 2022 report concludes that crimes and violations, amounting to crimes against humanity, including extremely grave acts of torture, were committed by individuals holding various positions within