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A resolution expressing the concern of the Congress about gross violations of human rights in Guatemala, and calling upon the President of the United States to take certain actions.

Introduced: March 4, 1981 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 8, 1981
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Apr 20, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Mar 16, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy.
Mar 16, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.
Mar 10, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs.
Mar 10, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 10, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Mar 4, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 4, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Mar 4, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the grave concern of the House of Representatives at the repression of the Guatemalan people by the Guatemalan Government. Calls upon the President to: (1) recall the U.S. representative; (2) order continued application to Guatemala of statutes limiting access to bilateral and multilateral aid to gross violators of human rights; (3) prohibit the granting of any Export-Import Bank credits or loan guarantees or the granting of export licenses; (4) instruct U.S. Executive Directors on specified international agencies to vote against grants and loans to Guatemala and to urge other governments to implement similar policies within these institutions; (5) actively work within the Organization of American States and the United Nations to pressure the Guatemalan government to cease its violence against the Guatemalan people; and (6) demand that the regime cease its repression and restore to the police and security forces their proper peacekeeping role.

What's happening now July 8, 1981

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 101: A resolution expressing the concern of the Congress about gross violations of human rights in Guatemala, and calling upon the President of the United States to take certain actions.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-101/
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"H. Res. 101: A resolution expressing the concern of the Congress about gross violations of human rights in Guatemala, and calling upon the President of the United States to take certain actions.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-101/.
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H. Res. 101, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-101/.
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[H. Res. 101: A resolution expressing the concern of the Congress about gross violations of human rights in Guatemala, and calling upon the President of the United States to take certain actions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-101/)
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