1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Venezuelans Overcoming Interference and Corruption in Elections Act or the VOICE Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the arbitrary and unconstitutional actions of the Maduro regime to undermine Venezuelan democracy, including attempts to disqualify opposition candidates from participating in the 2024 presidential election, demonstrate flagrant disregard for the basic political rights of Venezuelans and merit condemnation in the strongest terms from the United States and other Western Hemisphere democracies; (2) the disqualification of political opponents illustrates the Maduro regime’s intent to continue to remove checks and balances on the executive, politicize the judiciary, undermine the independence of the legislature through use of executive decree powers, persecute and prosecute its political opponents, curtail freedom of the press, and limit the free expression of its citizens; (3) the United States supports the people of Venezuela in their efforts to advance representative democracy, human rights, and the rule of law within their country