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HR 1779 118th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

To direct the President to impose sanctions against foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in significant corruption in Mexico, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2023 Introduced by: Moran, Nathaniel Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2023
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.
Mar 24, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons (individuals or entities) that knowingly engage in certain acts of corruption in Mexico. Such corruption includes bribery, extortion, acts of violence against corruption investigators, and involvement in illicit fentanyl production or distribution.

What's happening now March 24, 2023

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.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1779: To direct the President to impose sanctions against foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in significant corruption in Mexico, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1779/
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"H.R. 1779: To direct the President to impose sanctions against foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in significant corruption in Mexico, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1779/.
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H.R. 1779, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1779/.
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[H.R. 1779: To direct the President to impose sanctions against foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in significant corruption in Mexico, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1779/)
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