United States 115th Congress Status: Died 71 D cosponsors

HR 1299 — Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

Last action — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

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Summary

Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act This bill prohibits funds from being made available to Honduras for the police or military (including for equipment and training), and directs the Department of the Treasury to instruct U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks to vote against any loans for the police or military of Honduras, until the Department of States certifies that the government of Honduras has: prosecuted members of the military and police for human rights violations and ensured that such violations have ceased; established the rule of law and guaranteed a judicial system capable of bringing to justice members of the police and military who have committed human rights abuses; established that it protects the rights of trade unionists, journalists, human rights defenders, government critics, and civil society activists to operate without interference; withdrawn the military from domestic policing; and brought to trial and obtained verdicts against those who ordered and carried out the attack on Felix Molina and the killings of Berta Caceres, Joel Palacios Lino, Elvis Armando Garcia, and over 100 small-farmer activists in the Aguan Valley.

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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

  4. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

  5. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 1299 do?
Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act This bill prohibits funds from being made available to Honduras for the police or military (including for equipment and training), and directs the Department of the Treasury to instruct U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks to vote against any loans for the police or military of Honduras, until the Department of States certifies that the government of Honduras has: prosecuted members of the military and police for human rights violations and ensured that such violations have ceased; established the rule of law and guaranteed a judicial system capable of bringing to justice members of the police and military who have committed human rights abuses; established that it protects the rights of trade unionists, journalists, human rights defenders, government critics, and civil society activists to operate without interference; withdrawn the military from domestic policing; and brought to trial and obtained verdicts against those who ordered and carried out the attack on Felix Molina and the killings of Berta Caceres, Joel Palacios Lino, Elvis Armando Garcia, and over 100 small-farmer activists in the Aguan Valley.
Who sponsors HR 1299?
HR 1299 is sponsored by Conyers, John, Jr. (Democratic), Kaptur, Marcy (Democratic), Serrano, Jose E. (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Ellison, Keith (Democratic), Lee, Barbara (Democratic), Davis, Susan A. (Democratic), Speier, Jackie (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Lipinski, Daniel (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Napolitano, Grace F. (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), DeLauro, Rosa L. (Democratic), Gutierrez, Luis V. (Democratic), Cicilline, David N. (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Blumenauer, Earl (Democratic), Rush, Bobby L. (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Grijalva, Raúl M. (Democratic), Slaughter, Louise McIntosh (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Velázquez, Nydia M. (Democratic), Kind, Ron (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Clay, Wm. Lacy (Democratic), Polis, Jared (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Lewis, John (Democratic), Eshoo, Anna G. (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), DeFazio, Peter A. (Democratic), Yarmuth, John A. (Democratic), Nolan, Richard M. (Democratic), Clark, Katherine M. (Democratic), Pallone, Frank (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), O'Rourke, Beto (Democratic), Cartwright, Matt (Democratic), Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Lowenthal, Alan S. (Democratic), Maloney, Carolyn B. (Democratic), Quigley, Mike (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Lieu, Ted (Democratic), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Neal, Richard E. (Democratic), Lofgren, Zoe (Democratic), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Ryan, Tim (Democratic), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Capuano, Michael E. (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Rice, Kathleen M. (Democratic), Welch, Peter (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Doyle, Michael F. (Democratic), Crowley, Joseph (Democratic), Kennedy, Joseph P., III (Democratic), Barragán, Nanette Diaz (Democratic), Tsongas, Niki (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), and Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 1299?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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