Senate Bill 3233
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 18, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3233
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018
This bill directs the President to impose through December 31, 2021, property-blocking and U.S. entry sanctions against any foreign person, including any current or former Nicaraguan government official, who:
- has perpetrated or is responsible for directing significant acts of violence or human rights violations in Nicaragua against persons associated with the protests that began on April 18, 2018;
- is responsible for or complicit in directing significant actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in Nicaragua; or
- is a government official or a senior associate of such official who is responsible for or complicit in directing acts of significant corruption.
The President may waive such sanctions for a one-year period if the Department of State certifies to Congress that Nicaragua is taking steps to strengthen democracy, combat corruption, and protect the rights of journalists and opposition political parties.
10/03/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617.
10/03/2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
09/26/2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
07/18/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
07/18/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:41:11 PM