Honduras Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 10/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-10-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2021-04-21Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
- 2021-04-21Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
- 2021-04-21Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
- 2021-04-21Introduced in House
- 2021-04-21Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-21 (00)
Honduras Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Act of 2021
This bill temporarily imposes sanctions and other penalties on Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez and the government of Honduras for systemic corruption and human rights violations, with particular focus on the Honduran police and military.
Specifically, the President must impose asset- and visa-blocking sanctions on Juan Orlando Hernandez due to his corrupt practices, including the use of the state apparatus to protect and facilitate drug trafficking.
Additionally, the President must prohibit, within 30 days, the issuance of licenses to export defense articles and services and specified munitions to the Honduran police or military. The bill also (1) makes Honduras ineligible for security assistance to equip and train police and military, and (2) requires U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks to oppose any loans for Honduran police or military.
Furthermore, the Department of the Treasury must instruct U.S. leadership of international financial institutions and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to promote human rights due diligence and risk management in any loan, grant, policy, or strategy related to Honduras.
The sanctions and other penalties put in place under this bill terminate in five years but may be lifted earlier if specified conditions are met.
Cosponsors (20)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- MARCY KAPTUR (D-OH)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign loans and debt
- Foreign property
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Honduras
- Human rights
- International organizations and cooperation
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Labor-management relations
- Land use and conservation
- Latin America
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Licensing and registrations
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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