A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should continue to support the people of Nicaragua in their peaceful efforts to promote the restoration of democracy and the defense of human rights, and use the tools under United States law to increase political and economic pressure on the government of Daniel Ortega.

3.0.0 754 2022-10-28T01:46:02Z 2022-10-28T01:46:02Z House HRES 2019-12-09 116 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2019-12-18T15:18:32Z Referred to 2019-12-09T17:00:21Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should continue to support the people of Nicaragua in their peaceful efforts to promote the restoration of democracy and the defense of human rights, and use the tools under United States law to increase political and economic pressure on the government of Daniel Ortega. 116 525 SRES 2020-06-16 Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3017-3019; text: CR S3018-3019) Related bill CRS 2020-03-09 16:30:42 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-03-09 16:30:36 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1543-1544) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2020-03-09 16:30:36 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-09 16:23:30 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 754. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-03-09 16:22:57 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1543-1545) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-03-09 16:22:37 Mr. Sires moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2019-12-18 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2019-12-18 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 N R000607 Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] Francis Rooney R FL 19 2019-12-09 True M001207 Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL 26 2019-12-09 True P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2019-12-09 True C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2019-12-09 True C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2019-12-09 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2019-12-09 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2019-12-09 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2019-12-09 True Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2019-12-09 True G000591 Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] Michael Guest R MS 3 2019-12-09 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2019-12-09 True G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2019-12-09 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2019-12-09 True S001206 Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] Donna Shalala D FL E. 27 2019-12-16 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2019-12-16 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2019-12-17 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2019-12-17 False V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2019-12-17 False B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 2019-12-17 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2019-12-17 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2019-12-17 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2019-12-17 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2019-12-17 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2019-12-17 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2019-12-17 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2019-12-23 False T000474 Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] Norma Torres D CA J. 35 2019-12-23 False T000479 Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] Van Taylor R TX 3 2020-03-09 False International Affairs Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign loans and debt Human rights International organizations and cooperation Latin America News media and reporting Nicaragua Political movements and philosophies Religion Rule of law and government transparency Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status International Affairs

00 2019-12-09 Introduced in House 2020-03-09T15:55:47Z This resolution (1) calls on Nicaragua to release all political prisoners and cease all acts of repression against dissenting voices, (2) urges the Nicaraguan government to respect its citizens' constitutional rights and implement electoral reforms, and (3) recognizes and encourages efforts to promote democracy in Nicaragua by holding corrupt actors and human rights abusers in the Nicaraguan government accountable for their actions.

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53 2020-03-09 Passed House 2020-03-16T15:14:51Z This resolution (1) calls on Nicaragua to release all political prisoners and cease all acts of repression against dissenting voices, (2) urges the Nicaraguan government to respect its citizens' constitutional rights and implement electoral reforms, and (3) recognizes and encourages efforts to promote democracy in Nicaragua by holding corrupt actors and human rights abusers in the Nicaraguan government accountable for their actions.

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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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Engrossed in House EH Engrossed in House 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hres754eh/xml/BILLS-116hres754eh.xml Introduced in House 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hres754ih/xml/BILLS-116hres754ih.xml 2020-03-09 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 16:30:42 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.