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HRES 1521 117th Congress House International Affairs

Affirming the importance of the survival of Garífuna culture and identity, condemning the violent and illegal appropriation of Garífuna territory and calling on the Government of Honduras, the…

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Affirming the importance of the survival of Garífuna culture and identity, condemning the violent and illegal appropriation of Garífuna territory and calling on the Government of Honduras, the Department of State and multilateral development banks to fully comply with the resolutions of multilateral human rights bodies which mandate the return of Garífuna land rights, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 14, 2022 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.
Dec 14, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns violence against Garifuna communities (Afro-Indigenous people of Honduras) and calls for various efforts to protect the land rights and other rights of those communities.

What's happening now December 14, 2022

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 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Bowman, Jamaal
· Dec 14, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Dec 14, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Dec 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1521: Affirming the importance of the survival of Garífuna culture and identity, condemning the violent and illegal appropriation of Garífuna territory and calling on the Government of Honduras, the Department of State and multilateral development banks to fully comply with the resolutions of multilateral human rights bodies which mandate the return of Garífuna land rights, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1521/
MLA
"H. Res. 1521: Affirming the importance of the survival of Garífuna culture and identity, condemning the violent and illegal appropriation of Garífuna territory and calling on the Government of Honduras, the Department of State and multilateral development banks to fully comply with the resolutions of multilateral human rights bodies which mandate the return of Garífuna land rights, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1521/.
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H. Res. 1521, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1521/.
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[H. Res. 1521: Affirming the importance of the survival of Garífuna culture and identity, condemning the violent and illegal appropriation of Garífuna territory and calling on the Government of Honduras, the Department of State and multilateral development banks to fully comply with the resolutions of multilateral human rights bodies which mandate the return of Garífuna land rights, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1521/)
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