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.
USA115th CongressSRES-556| Senate
| Updated: 6/25/2018
Marco Rubio
Republican Senator
Florida
Cosponsors (9)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4370-4371)
International Affairs
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationForeign propertyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationLatin AmericaNicaraguaProtest and dissentReligionSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusViolent crimeVisas and passports
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.
USA115th CongressSRES-556| Senate
| Updated: 6/25/2018
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4370-4371)
Marco Rubio
Republican Senator
Florida
Cosponsors (9)
Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulationForeign propertyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationLatin AmericaNicaraguaProtest and dissentReligionSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusViolent crimeVisas and passports