Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act
Latest action · Apr 12, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act
This bill directs the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain foreign persons that have engaged in corruption, money laundering, or other specified activities in Guatemala. Specifically, the sanctions shall apply to a current or former Guatemalan official, or a foreign person acting in cooperation with such an official, that knowingly (1) committed or facilitated acts of significant corruption, money laundering, or narcotics trafficking; (2) obstructed investigations into any of those acts; (3) misued equipment provided by the Department of State or Department of Defense to Guatemala's military or national police for the purpose of combating drug trafficking or securing Guatemala's border; or (4) disobeyed rulings of the Guatemalan Constitutional Court. The President shall report to Congress on the implementation of such sanctions.
In agreements to transfer equipment to Guatemala's military or national police, the State Department shall include a provision allowing the United States to recover such equipment if it is used in a way that violates an end-use agreement.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2019 to Mar 2, 2020, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 716 | Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act | Related bill | Mar 7, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Guatemala
- International Affairs
- Latin America
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
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