Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)]

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[FR Doc No: 2026-03502]

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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.

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.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

February 18, 2026.

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