H.R. 7807

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7807 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7807

To authorize the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United 
States to process claims against the Government of Honduras related to 
the expropriation of property of United States persons.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 4, 2026

Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Harris of 
Maryland, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To authorize the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United 
States to process claims against the Government of Honduras related to 
the expropriation of property of United States persons.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Honduras Expropriation 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. HOLDING HONDURAS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE EXPROPRIATION OF THE 
PROPERTY OF UNITED STATES PERSONS.

Title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 
U.S.C. 1643 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 501 (22 U.S.C. 1643)--
(A) by inserting ``, the Government of Honduras'' 
before ``, or the Chinese Communist regime'' each place 
such term appears; and
(B) by inserting ``since January 1, 1979, in the 
case of claims against the Government of Honduras,'' 
after ``in the case of claims against the Government of 
Cuba,'';
(2) in section 502 (22 U.S.C. 1643a)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, the 
Government of Honduras,'' after ``the Government of 
Cuba'' each place such term appears; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) The term `Government of Honduras' includes the 
government of any political subdivision, agency, or 
instrumentality of Honduras.'';
(3) in section 503 (22 U.S.C. 1643b)--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``within sixty 
days after October 16, 1964, or sixty days after 
November 6, 1966, with respect to claims against the 
Chinese Communist regime'' and inserting ``not later 
than 60 days after October 16, 1964, with respect to 
claims against the Government of Cuba, not later than 
60 days after November 6, 1966, with respect to claims 
against the Chinese Communist regime, or not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of the Honduras 
Expropriation Accountability Act, with respect to 
claims against the Government of Honduras'';
(B) by inserting ``and claims against the 
Government of Honduras'' after ``in the case of claims 
against the Government of Cuba'' each place such term 
appears; and
(C) by inserting ``the Government of Honduras,'' 
before ``, or the Chinese Communist regime'' each place 
such term appears; and
(4) in section 505(a) (22 U.S.C. 1643d(a)), by inserting 
``the Government of Honduras,'' after ``the Government of 
Cuba,''.
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