HRES 754 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to support the people of Nicaragua in their peaceful efforts to promote democracy and human rights, and use the tools under United States law to increase political and financial pressure on the government of Daniel Ortega.

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_______________________________________________________________________S., INMarch THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 20192020. Mr.

Sires (for himself, Mr.

Rooney of Florida, Ms.

Mucarsel-Powell, Mr.

Phillips, Mr.

Cardenas, Mr.

Costa, Ms.

Wilson of Florida, Ms.

Wasserman Schultz, Mr.

McCaul, Mr.

Yoho, Mr.

Guest, Mr.

Diaz-Balart, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, and Mr.

Smith of New Jersey) submitted the following resolution;

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to support the people of Nicaragua in their peaceful efforts to promote democracy and human rights, and use the tools under United States law to increase political and financial pressure on the government of Daniel Ortega.

Whereas the Ortega government reneged on its commitment in 2019 to release all political prisoners by releasing just 392 people, of which 286 were released to house arrest with charges still pending, while the CivicBlue Allianceand forWhite JusticeNational andUnity Democracycoalition alleges that there remain overat 150least 56 political prisoners as of NovemberFebruary 29,15, 2019;2020;

Whereas, on November 27, 2018, Executive Order 13851No. was issued, which blocks the property of certain persons contributing to the situation in Nicaragua, and its application was expanded on September 4, 2019;

Whereas13851 thewas Departmentsissued, ofwhich Stateblocks and the Treasuryproperty haveof imposedcertain targetedpersons sanctionscontributing onto ninethe Nicaraguansituation officials,in includingNicaragua, First Lady and Viceits Presidentapplication Rosariowas Murilloexpanded andon DanielSeptember Ortega's4, son,2019; Laureano Ortega, as well as Nicaragua's Banco Corporativo (Bancorp);

Whereas the Departments of State and the Treasury have imposed targeted sanctions on over 20 Nicaraguan individuals and entities, including First Lady and Vice President Rosario Murillo and Daniel Ortega's son, Laureano Ortega, as well as Nicaragua's Banco Corporativo (Bancorp);

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