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HR 5501 115th Congress House

End Corruption in the Northern Triangle Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of State to take certain actions to end corruption in the Northern Triangle region of Central America, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 12, 2018 Introduced by: Torres, Norma J. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
International Affairs Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substances
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El SalvadorElections, voting, political campaign regulationForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGuatemalaHondurasHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationLatin AmericaMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 4, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
May 21, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 12, 2018
Referred 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.
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 4, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Corruption in the Northern Triangle Act

This bill directs the Department of State to: (1) submit to Congress a strategy to enhance U.S. efforts to dismantle systemic corruption in the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras), and (2) make available on its website the total amounts of assistance under the Central America Regional Security Initiative that have been provided to each Central American country since FY2008.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5501: End Corruption in the Northern Triangle Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5501/
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"H.R. 5501: End Corruption in the Northern Triangle Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5501/.
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H.R. 5501, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5501/.
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