S.Res. 616

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 616 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 616

Requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to 
section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

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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

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RESOLUTION

Requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to 
section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Resolved,

SECTION 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 Hernandez, 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, and murder in connection with drug cartels 
and drug trafficking; and
(D) efforts to undermine police reforms and drug 
crime investigations;
(2) a description of the steps the United States Government 
has taken--
(A) to promote respect for and observance of human 
rights as part of the Government of Honduras's 
activities;
(B) to bring Honduran government officials to 
justice for their involvement in drug trafficking and 
related crimes;
(C) to discourage any practices that are inimical 
to internationally recognized human rights; and
(D) to publicly or privately call attention to, and 
disassociate the United States and any security 
assistance provided for the Republic of Honduras from, 
any practices described in subparagraphs (B) and (C); 
and
(3) other information, including--
(A) an assessment from the Secretary of State of 
the likelihood that United States security assistance 
(as defined in section 502B(d) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(d))) provided to 
the Republic of Honduras has been used in support of 
activities related to facilitating drug trafficking and 
its attendant crimes;
(B) an assessment from the Secretary of State of 
former President Juan Orlando Hernandez's status post-
conviction and any ongoing ties he maintains to drug 
cartels; and
(C) a description of any actions that the United 
States Government is taking to ensure that the 
Government of the Republic of Honduras addresses 
corruption and human rights violations tied to drug 
trafficking.
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