Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela
Record date: 2026-02-20
( printed page 8357) Notice of February 18, 2026 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela On March 8, 2015, the President issued Executive Order 13692 , declaring a national emergency with respect to the situation in Venezuela, including the Government of Venezuela's erosion of human rights guarantees, persecution of political opponents, curtailment of press freedoms, use of violence and human rights violations and abuses in response to antigovernment protests, and arbitrary arrest and detention of antigovernment protesters, as well as the exacerbating presence of significant government corruption.
What this record contains
- Federal Register document
- 2026-03502
- Publication date
- 2026-02-20
- Citation
- 91 FR 8357
- Issuing office
- Executive Office of the President
Official record excerpt
( printed page 8357) Notice of February 18, 2026 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela On March 8, 2015, the President issued Executive Order 13692 , declaring a national emergency with respect to the situation in Venezuela, including the Government of Venezuela's erosion of human rights guarantees, persecution of political opponents, curtailment of press freedoms, use of violence and human rights violations and abuses in response to antigovernment protests, and arbitrary arrest and detention of antigovernment protesters, as well as the exacerbating presence of significant government corruption. The President took additional steps pursuant to this national emergency in Executive Order 13808 of August 24, 2017; Executive Order 13827 of March 19, 2018; Executive Order 13835 of May 21, 2018; Executive Order 13850 of November 1, 2018; Executive Order 13857 of January 25, 2019; Executive Order 13884 of August 5, 2019; and Executive Order 14245 of March 24, 2025. The circumstances, as described in Executive Order 13692 and subsequent Executive Orders issued with respect to Venezuela, continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) ), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 . This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. THE WHITE HOUSE, February 18, 2026. [ FR Doc. 2026-03502 Filed 2-19-26; 11:15 am] Billing code 3395-F4-P
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- What conditions were cited to continue the emergency?
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- What later action renewed, narrowed or ended it?
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