[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1197 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1197

   Expressing support for democracy in Honduras and restoring normal 
           relations between Honduras and the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2010

Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Ms. 
Ros-Lehtinen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, 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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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing support for democracy in Honduras and restoring normal 
           relations between Honduras and the United States.

Whereas in January 2010, Porfirio ``Pepe'' Lobo Sosa was inaugurated as 
        President of Honduras;
Whereas President Lobo was brought to power by a free, fair, and democratic 
        election;
Whereas this election demonstrated the durability of and commitment to democracy 
        in Honduras;
Whereas the election of President Lobo has been accepted as legitimate by 
        numerous countries, including the United States; and
Whereas Honduras has many unresolved expropriation claims involving United 
        States citizens against the Government of Honduras: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) requests the Department of State to take such actions 
        as may be necessary to assure that the Government of Honduras 
        acknowledges and settles in good faith and within a reasonable 
        time, all unresolved expropriation claims of United States 
        citizens against the Government of Honduras or its agencies;
            (2) recognizes Honduras as a democratic country and calls 
        on responsible nations to restore normal relations with the 
        Government of Honduras;
            (3) supports Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's 
        announcement that the United States will, ``be restoring aid to 
        Honduras'' and her immediate actions to do so; and
            (4) urges Department of State Consular officials to review 
        new visa applications, submitted by members of the former 
        Government of Honduras under President Micheletti, without 
        prejudice of an applicant's previously revoked visa.
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