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SRES 344 112th Congress Senate International Affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign loans and debt Fraud offenses and financial crimes International organizations and cooperation Latin America Multilateral development programs Nicaragua Protest and dissent Rule of law and government transparency

A resolution supporting the democratic aspirations of the Nicaraguan people and calling attention to the deterioration of constitutional order in Nicaragua.

Introduced: December 6, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 28, 2012
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
Mar 28, 2012
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Mar 27, 2012
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 6, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8377-8378)
Dec 6, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports the democratic aspirations of the people of Nicaragua.

Deplores the interruption of constitutional order in Nicaragua that led to the fraudulent reelection of Daniel Ortega on November 6, 2011.

Condemns the acts of violence perpetrated on election day and calls upon Nicaraguan authorities to prosecute those responsible.

Urges President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton, and Secretary of the Treasury Geithner to take measures to encourage the restoration of constitutional rule in Nicaragua.

Notes the issuance of a final report on the Mission of Electoral Accompaniment of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Urges: (1) the OAS to issue a report on constitutional irregularities impacting the pre-electoral phase in Nicaragua, and (2) the U.S. Ambassador to the OAS to work with other member states to strengthen the OAS's ability to protect democratic institutions.

What's happening now March 28, 2012

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.

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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 27, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 344: A resolution supporting the democratic aspirations of the Nicaraguan people and calling attention to the deterioration of constitutional order in Nicaragua.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-344/
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"S. Res. 344: A resolution supporting the democratic aspirations of the Nicaraguan people and calling attention to the deterioration of constitutional order in Nicaragua.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-344/.
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S. Res. 344, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-344/.
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