[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 630 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 630

Condemning the June 28, 2009, coup d'etat in Honduras, calling for the 
 reinstatement of President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2009

 Mr. Delahunt (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, 
 Mr. Serrano, Mr. Farr, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
 Grijalva, and Ms. Baldwin) submitted the following resolution; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Condemning the June 28, 2009, coup d'etat in Honduras, calling for the 
 reinstatement of President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, and for other 
                               purposes.

Whereas Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales was elected President of Honduras in November 
        2005 in elections that were deemed free and fair by international 
        observers;
Whereas President Zelaya and other political actors in Honduras became embroiled 
        in a political dispute over whether to hold a non-binding referendum 
        asking Honduran voters whether they wanted a constituent assembly to be 
        established to amend the Constitution;
Whereas, on June 28, 2009, the day that the non-binding referendum was to take 
        place, Honduran military forces stormed President Zelaya's residence, 
        apprehended him, sent him out of the country, and seized the materials 
        for the referendum;
Whereas the Honduran Congress named Roberto Micheletti, the head of the 
        Congress, as President and subsequently suspended a number of 
        constitutional rights, including the freedom of association and of 
        movement;
Whereas the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has expressed its concerns 
        regarding human rights abuses by the de facto Micheletti government, 
        including the arbitrary detention of Zelaya supporters;
Whereas the Organization of American States (OAS), the United Nations, and the 
        European Union, representing governments from across the political 
        spectrum, have condemned the coup d'etat, refused to recognize the de 
        facto Micheletti government, and demanded the unconditional return of 
        President Zelaya to office;
Whereas, on July 1, 2009, the OAS voted unanimously to suspend Honduras from 
        participation in the OAS unless President Zelaya was returned to office 
        within three days;
Whereas, on July 4, 2009, the OAS unanimously voted to suspend Honduras;
Whereas the Obama Administration has condemned President Zelaya's removal, 
        supported the OAS resolutions regarding Honduras, and demanded that he 
        be returned to office;
Whereas the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank have suspended aid 
        and loans to Honduras;
Whereas national elections are scheduled in Honduras for November 29, 2009;
Whereas President Zelaya has said that he will only serve until his term ends in 
        January 2010;
Whereas it is critical for the stability of Honduras that the November 2009 
        elections be free, fair, and transparent; and
Whereas U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on July 7, 
        2009, that Costa Rican President Oscar Arias would seek to negotiate a 
        solution to the crisis, and President Zelaya and the de facto Micheletti 
        government have agreed to the mediation of President Arias: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the June 28, 2009, coup d'etat in Honduras and 
        refuses to recognize the de facto Micheletti government 
        installed by that coup d'etat;
            (2) calls on the Obama Administration to continue to refuse 
        to recognize the de facto Micheletti government;
            (3) calls for the reinstatement of President Zelaya as 
        President of Honduras;
            (4) urges the Obama Administration to suspend 
        nonhumanitarian assistance to the de facto Micheletti 
        government as required by United States law as it deems 
        necessary to compel the return of President Zelaya to office;
            (5) calls for extensive international observation of the 
        November 2009 elections once President Zelaya is returned to 
        office to ensure that his successor is elected freely, fairly, 
        and transparently; and
            (6) welcomes the mediation of Costa Rican President Oscar 
        Arias and encourages the Obama Administration to provide any 
        assistance President Arias requests in his efforts.
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