Honduras Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Act of 2021
Summary
Honduras Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Act of 2021 This bill temporarily imposes sanctions and other penalties on Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez and the government of Honduras for systemic corruption and human rights violations, with particular focus on the Honduran police and military. Specifically, the President must impose asset- and visa-blocking sanctions on Juan Orlando Hernandez due to his corrupt practices, including the use of the state apparatus to protect and facilitate drug trafficking. Additionally, the President must prohibit, within 30 days, the issuance of licenses to export defense articles and services and specified munitions to the Honduran police or military. The bill also (1) makes Honduras ineligible for security assistance to equip and train police and military, and (2) requires U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks to oppose any loans for Honduran police or military. Furthermore, the Department of the Treasury must instruct U.S. leadership of international financial institutions and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to promote human rights due diligence and risk management in any loan, grant, policy, or strategy related to Honduras. The sanctions and other penalties put in place under this bill terminate in five years but may be lifted earlier if specified conditions are met.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 23, 2021
Last action Feb 23, 2021
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Committee
1
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
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Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick J. Leahy
DDemocratic
Co
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
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