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Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

Introduced: July 30, 2019 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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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.
Mar 28, 2019
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Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

This bill prohibits U.S. assistance to the police or military of Honduras. The Department of the Treasury shall instruct U.S. representatives of multilateral development banks to vote against providing loans to the Honduran police or military.

The prohibition shall be lifted if the Department of State certifies to Congress that various conditions have been met, including that the Honduran government has (1) pursued all legal avenues to reach verdicts in specified crimes, such as the killings of indigenous land-rights activist Berta Caceres and of 100 small-farmer activists in the Aguan Valley; (2) investigated and prosecuted members of the military and police who have violated human rights; and (3) taken effective steps to establish the rule of law.

What's happening now March 28, 2019

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 60
All 60 Democratic 52
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 24, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Oct 23, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 13, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jan 13, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 16, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 30, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jul 2, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jul 2, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 2, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 30, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · May 30, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 30, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 22, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 22, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· May 22, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 8, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Apr 18, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 3, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 3, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 3, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 28, 2019
KIND, RON
· Mar 28, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 28, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Mar 28, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 28, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 28, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 28, 2019
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