Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act
- Last Action
- 4/12/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-03-07Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-07Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-07Introduced in House
- 2019-03-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-07 (00)
Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act
This bill directs the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain foreign persons that have engaged in corruption, money laundering, or other specified activities in Guatemala. Specifically, the sanctions shall apply to a current or former Guatemalan official, or a foreign person acting in cooperation with such an official, that knowingly (1) committed or facilitated acts of significant corruption, money laundering, or narcotics trafficking; (2) obstructed investigations into any of those acts; (3) misued equipment provided by the Department of State or Department of Defense to Guatemala's military or national police for the purpose of combating drug trafficking or securing Guatemala's border; or (4) disobeyed rulings of the Guatemalan Constitutional Court. The President shall report to Congress on the implementation of such sanctions.
In agreements to transfer equipment to Guatemala's military or national police, the State Department shall include a provision allowing the United States to recover such equipment if it is used in a way that violates an end-use agreement.
Cosponsors (20)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Andy Levin (D-MI)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Guatemala
- Latin America
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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