Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1630
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act
Introduced
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Introduced in House on Mar 7, 2019
Overview
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Mar 7, 2019
Latest Action
Apr 12, 2019
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Bill Number
1630
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.

Text (1)
March 7, 2019
Actions (3)
04/12/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
03/07/2019
Referred 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.
03/07/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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