A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Sponsored By: Senator Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced
Summary
Investigate alleged ties between Honduran officials and drug cartels and related human rights abuses. This resolution would require the Secretary of State, working with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the State Department Legal Adviser, to submit a detailed statement to congressional foreign affairs committees within 30 days.
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- Honduran families and victims: Calls for all credible information on alleged violations under former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, including links between high-level officials and the Sinaloa Cartel, corruption like money laundering and bribery, and abuses such as torture, rape, illegal detention, witness tampering, and murder tied to drug trafficking.
- U.S. policymakers and oversight bodies: Would require the report to describe steps the U.S. Government has taken to promote human rights, pursue justice for implicated officials, discourage rights-violating practices, and publicly or privately disassociate U.S. security assistance from those practices.
- U.S. security assistance programs: Asks for an assessment of the likelihood that U.S. security aid has been used to support activities that facilitate drug trafficking.
- Juan Orlando Hernandez: Requests an assessment of his status after conviction and any ongoing ties he may have to drug cartels.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
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