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Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018

Introduced: July 18, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617.
Oct 3, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Sep 26, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 18, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 18, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018

This bill directs the President to impose through December 31, 2021, property-blocking and U.S. entry sanctions against any foreign person, including any current or former Nicaraguan government official, who:

  • has perpetrated or is responsible for directing significant acts of violence or human rights violations in Nicaragua against persons associated with the protests that began on April 18, 2018;
  • is responsible for or complicit in directing significant actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in Nicaragua; or
  • is a government official or a senior associate of such official who is responsible for or complicit in directing acts of significant corruption.

The President may waive such sanctions for a one-year period if the Department of State certifies to Congress that Nicaragua is taking steps to strengthen democracy, combat corruption, and protect the rights of journalists and opposition political parties.

What's happening now October 3, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4
D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 17, 2018
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 19, 2018
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 18, 2018
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jul 18, 2018
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jul 18, 2018
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 18, 2018
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jul 18, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3233: Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3233/
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"S. 3233: Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3233/.
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S. 3233, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3233/.
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