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H.Res. 145 · 115th Congress

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

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

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NTD TorresSponsor
12 cosponsors · 6 D, 6 R
EED Engel MMR McCaul JMR Moolenaar TPR Poe ASD Sires DVR Valadao DYR Young KGR Granger RKD Kelly DCD Cicilline BSD Sherman TSD Suozzi

7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Feb 16, 2017
  2. House Passed May 17, 2017

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

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · May 17, 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 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

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

Latest action (May 17, 2017): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 16, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Feb 16, 2017
  2. House Passed May 17, 2017

No recorded floor vote found.