The law is an initiative of interim President Delcy Rodríguez, who took over the government in early January after the US captured President Nicolás Maduro.
It is also proposed that the law exclude war crimes, corruption and drug trafficking.
The amnesty will extend back to 1999, when the so-called Bolivarian Revolution was launched by socialist leader Hugo Chávez. It is unclear whether the law is intended to benefit political prisoners or civil servants, or both.
However, experts warn that the text of the law is vague enough to allow for arbitrariness in the judiciary, which is widely considered loyal to the ruling Chavistas.
