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Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2016

Introduced: July 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 21, 2016
Committee on Financial Services discharged.
Sep 21, 2016
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5779-5782; text of measure as introduced: CR H5779-5780)
Sep 21, 2016
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2016
On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 21, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Sep 21, 2016
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Sep 21, 2016
Mr. Royce asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Sep 7, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Jul 11, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jul 11, 2016
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 1,427 — Amendment strikes all after the enacting clause and inserts a complete new text. Agreed to Sep 21, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2016

(Sec. 3) This bill states that is U.S. policy to support: (1) the rule of law and an independent judiciary and electoral council in Nicaragua; (2) independent pro-democracy organizations in Nicaragua; and (3) free, fair, and transparent elections under international and domestic observers in Nicaragua in 2016 and 2017.

(Sec. 4) The President shall instruct the U.S. executive director at each international financial institution to use U.S. influence to oppose any loan for the government of Nicaragua's benefit, other than for basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Department of State certifies that Nicaragua is taking effective steps to: (1) hold elections overseen by credible domestic and international electoral observers, (2) promote democracy and an independent judiciary system and electoral council, (3) strengthen the rule of law, and (4) respect the right to freedom of association and expression.

The Department of the Treasury shall submit a report assessing: (1) the effectiveness of international financial institutions in enforcing applicable program safeguards in Nicaragua, and (2) the effects of specified election and fiscal transparency matters in Nicaragua on long-term prospects for positive development outcomes there.

(Sec. 5) The President shall direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States to use U.S. influence to advocate for an Electoral Observation Mission to be sent to Nicaragua in 2016 and 2017.

(Sec. 6) The bill provides that Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development should prioritize foreign assistance to the people of Nicaragua to assist civil society in democracy and governance programs, including human rights documentation.

(Sec. 7) The State Department shall report on the involvement of senior Nicaraguan government officials, including members of the Supreme Electoral Council, the National Assembly, and the judicial system, in acts of public corruption or human rights violations in Nicaragua.

What's happening now September 22, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3284 Related bill Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act of 2016
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 3 Republican 4
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 7, 2016
DeSantis, Ron
· Sep 6, 2016
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Sep 6, 2016
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 18, 2016
Rooney, Thomas
· Jul 18, 2016
Donovan, Daniel
· Jul 14, 2016
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 14, 2016
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 11, 2016
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 11, 2016
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jul 11, 2016
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 11, 2016
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 11, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5708: Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5708/
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