Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.

1/11/2023, 1:34 PM
Congress
115

Number
HRES - 145

Introduced on
2017-02-16

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

5/17/2017

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Reaffirms that combating corruption in the Northern Triangle is an important policy interest for the United States.

Acknowledges that the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) are currently making important contributions to such effort.

Urges the government of Guatemala to continue to cooperate with CICIG and the government of Honduras to continue to cooperate with MACCIH.

Encourages the governments of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to:

  • publicly support efforts to fight corruption,
  • respect the independence of the judicial branch and the Office of the Attorney General, and
  • ensure that such office in each Northern Triangle country receives sufficient domestic budget allocations in a timely manner to carry out core responsibilities.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.

Policy Areas
International Affairs

Potential Impact
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
El Salvador
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Guatemala
Honduras
International organizations and cooperation
Judicial procedure and administration
Latin America

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary7/7/2017

Reaffirms that combating corruption in the Northern Triangle is an important policy interest for the United States.

Acknowledges that the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Mission to Support the Fight a...


Latest Action5/17/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.