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A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Introduced Feb 26, 2026

Latest action (Jun 17, 2026) Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 50. Record Vote Number: 179.

Referred to
Foreign Relations Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Civil RightsForeign Policy

Summary
  • Requests that the Secretary of State submit within 30 days a statement on Honduras's human rights practices under former President Juan Orlando Hernandez
  • Requires the statement to document alleged human rights violations including drug trafficking connections, government corruption, torture, illegal detention, and interference with police reforms
  • Requires documentation of steps the US has taken to promote human rights, prosecute Honduran officials, discourage rights violations, and distance itself from such practices
  • Requires an assessment of whether US security assistance to Honduras has been used to facilitate drug trafficking
  • Requires an assessment of former President Hernandez's post-conviction status and any ongoing ties to drug cartels
  • Requires a description of US government actions to address corruption and human rights violations tied to drug trafficking in Honduras

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2 cosponsors

Actions (4)
  1. Jun 17, 2026 Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 50. Record Vote Number: 179. · senate
  2. Jun 17, 2026 Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations made. (Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961). · senate
  3. Feb 26, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
  4. Feb 26, 2026 Submitted in Senate

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  • On the Motion to DischargeMotion to Discharge Rejected
    Senate · Roll call 179 · Jun 17, 2026

    44 Yea · 50 Nay · 6 Not voting

    • Democrats3Yea0Nay1NV
    • Republicans0Yea3Nay
    • Independents1Yea0Nay

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  • SRES 633 — A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. · Introduced Mar 10, 2026 · Cong. 119 87%
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  • SRES 195 — A resolution requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. · Introduced May 15, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • SRES 356 — A resolution requesting information on the United Mexican States' human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. · Introduced Jul 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • SRES 632 — A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Ghana's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. · Introduced Mar 10, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 26, 2026

Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Kaine) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

RESOLUTION

Requesting information on Honduras’s human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Resolved,

SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HONDURAS’S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.

(a) Statement Requested.—The Senate requests that the Secretary of State, not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(c)), a statement regarding Honduras’s human rights practices that has been prepared in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State.

(b) Elements.—The statement submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include—

(1) all available credible information concerning alleged violations of internationally recognized human rights by the Government of the Republic of Honduras under former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, including—

(A) connections between high-level government officials and drug trafficking organizations, including the Sinaloa Cartel;

(B) corruption of government officials related to drug trafficking, including money laundering and bribery;

(C) torture, rape, illegal detention, witness tampering, and murder in connection with drug cartels and drug trafficking; and

(D) efforts to undermine police reforms and drug crime investigations;

(2) a description of the steps the United States Government has taken—

(A) to promote respect for and observance of human rights as part of the Government of Honduras’s activities;

(B) to bring Honduran government officials to justice for their involvement in drug trafficking and related crimes;

(C) to discourage any practices that are inimical to internationally recognized human rights; and

(D) to publicly or privately call attention to, and disassociate the United States and any security assistance provided for the Republic of Honduras from, any practices described in subparagraphs (B) and (C); and

(3) other information, including—

(A) an assessment from the Secretary of State of the likelihood that United States security assistance (as defined in section 502B(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(d))) provided to the Republic of Honduras has been used in support of activities related to facilitating drug trafficking and its attendant crimes;

(B) an assessment from the Secretary of State of former President Juan Orlando Hernandez’s status post- conviction and any ongoing ties he maintains to drug cartels; and

(C) a description of any actions that the United States Government is taking to ensure that the Government of the Republic of Honduras addresses corruption and human rights violations tied to drug trafficking. <all>

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