A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to hold the Ortega regime accountable for acts of violence and human rights abuses perpetrated against the Nicaraguan people.
Latest action · Jun 25, 2018 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4370-4371)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 25, 2018
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Condemns the violence perpetrated against the citizens of Nicaragua by the Ortega regime and affiliated armed groups, and calls on the government of Nicaragua to enact constitutional and legal reforms to better protect its citizens.
Calls on the President to impose sanctions against any person responsible for gross violations of human rights or acts of significant corruption in Nicaragua.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2018 to Jul 16, 2018, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Jun 25, 2018 |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Original | Jun 25, 2018 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Jun 25, 2018 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 25, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jun 25, 2018 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Jun 25, 2018 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jun 25, 2018 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Jul 16, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jun 25, 2018Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4370-4371)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Foreign property
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Nicaragua
- Protest and dissent
- Religion
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2018Introduced in Senate
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