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

1/11/2023, 1:34 PM

Congressional Summary of HRES 145

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.

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Current Status of Bill HRES 145

Bill HRES 145 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 16, 2017. Bill HRES 145 was introduced during Congress 115 and was introduced to the House on February 16, 2017.  Bill HRES 145's most recent activity was Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. as of May 17, 2017

Bipartisan Support of Bill HRES 145

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
12
Democrat Cosponsors
6
Republican Cosponsors
6
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HRES 145

Primary Policy Focus

International Affairs

Potential Impact Areas

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

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HRES 145

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

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HRES 145

Norma J. Torres
Norma J. Torres
CaliforniaDemocrat
Don Young
Don Young
AlaskaRepublican
David G. Valadao
David G. Valadao
CaliforniaRepublican
Thomas R. Suozzi
Thomas R. Suozzi
New YorkDemocrat
Albio Sires
Albio Sires
New JerseyDemocrat
Brad Sherman
Brad Sherman
CaliforniaDemocrat

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