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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/616

Official text excerpt

119 SRES 616 IS: Requesting information on Honduras’s human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 U.S. Senate 
 2026-02-26 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 III 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 616 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2026 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Kaine ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Requesting information on Honduras’s human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 
 1. 
 Request for information on Honduras’s human rights practices 
 
 (a) 
 Statement requested 
 The Senate requests that the Secretary of State, not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2304(c) ), a statement regarding Honduras’s human rights practices that has been prepared in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State. 
 
 
 (b) 
 Elements 
 The statement submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include— (1) all available credible information concerning alleged violations of internationally recognized human rights by the Government of the Republic of Honduras under former President Juan Orlando Hernández, including— 
 
 (A) 
 connections between high-level government officials and drug trafficking organizations, including the Sinaloa Cartel; 
 
 
 (B) 
 corruption of government officials related to drug trafficking, including money laundering and bribery; 
 
 
 (C) 
 torture, rape, illegal detention, witness tampering,…

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