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Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017

Introduced: December 21, 2017 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Dec 21, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017

This bill directs the President to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to oppose a loan for budget support for the government of Nicaragua unless the Department of State reports that Nicaragua is taking effective steps to (1) hold free elections; (2) promote democracy; (3) strengthen the rule of law; (4) combat corruption; (5) protect the right to freedom of expression; (6) protect the rights of indigenous people; and (7) protect the rights of political opposition parties, journalists, and other civil society activists to operate without interference.

What's happening now December 21, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1918 Related bill Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018
  • S 972 Related bill Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 9, 2018
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 9, 2018
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 21, 2017
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 21, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2265: Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2265/
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"S. 2265: Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2265/.
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