S. 5369 119th Congress Senate

Restoring Electoral Fairness and Opposition Rights through Mandates for Accountability Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to reauthorize and expand the imposition of sanctions under the Nicaragua Investment Conditionality Act of 2018, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 7, 2026 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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for CENTRAL AMERICAN BANK OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Aug 7, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5369: Restoring Electoral Fairness and Opposition Rights through Mandates for Accountability Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5369/

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"S. 5369: Restoring Electoral Fairness and Opposition Rights through Mandates for Accountability Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5369/.

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