Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to support the people of Nicaragua in their peaceful efforts to promote democracy and human rights, and use the tools under United States law to increase political and financial pressure on the government of Daniel Ortega.
Latest action · Mar 9, 2020 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseMar 9, 2020
Summary
This resolution (1) calls on Nicaragua to release all political prisoners and cease all acts of repression against dissenting voices, (2) urges the Nicaraguan government to respect its citizens' constitutional rights and implement electoral reforms, and (3) recognizes and encourages efforts to promote democracy in Nicaragua by holding corrupt actors and human rights abusers in the Nicaraguan government accountable for their actions.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2019 to Mar 9, 2020; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Dec 9, 2019 |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Dec 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Dec 23, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Mar 9, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 9, 2019Markup Dec 18, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2020Mr. Sires moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Mar 9, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1543-1545)
- Mar 9, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 754.
- Mar 9, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1543-1544)
- Mar 9, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1543–H1545Text printed H1543 | Albio Sires D-NJ, Ted S. Yoho R-FL | Mar 9, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-88 | MARKUP OF H.R. 3373, H.R. 5038, S. 1340, H.R. 4864, H.R. 4508, H. Res. 752, H.R. 2343, H. Res. 754, H.R. 630, H.R. 3843, H.R. 2529, H.R. 2444, H.R. 4331, and H.R. 3571260 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Dec 18, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46258 | Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Policy and Issues in the 116th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 8, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to support the people of Nicaragua in their peaceful efforts to promote democracy and human rights, and use the tools under United States law to increase political and financial pressure on the government of Daniel Ortega.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Foreign loans and debt
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- News media and reporting
- Nicaragua
- Political movements and philosophies
- Religion
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2020Engrossed in House
- Dec 9, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
