Reaffirms that combating corruption in the Northern Triangle is an important policy interest for the United States. Acknowledges that the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) are currently making important contributions to such effort. Urges the government of Guatemala to continue to cooperate with CICIG and the government of Honduras to continue to cooperate with MACCIH. Encourages the governments of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to: publicly support efforts to fight corruption, respect the independence of the judicial branch and the Office of the Attorney General, and ensure that such office in each Northern Triangle country receives sufficient domestic budget allocations in a timely manner to carry out core responsibilities.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4278-4281)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 145.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4278-4279)
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4278-4279)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4278-4281)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 145.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4278-4279)
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4278-4279)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
International Affairs
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEl SalvadorGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGuatemalaHondurasInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLatin America
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.
USA115th CongressHRES-145| House
| Updated: 5/17/2017
Reaffirms that combating corruption in the Northern Triangle is an important policy interest for the United States. Acknowledges that the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) are currently making important contributions to such effort. Urges the government of Guatemala to continue to cooperate with CICIG and the government of Honduras to continue to cooperate with MACCIH. Encourages the governments of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to: publicly support efforts to fight corruption, respect the independence of the judicial branch and the Office of the Attorney General, and ensure that such office in each Northern Triangle country receives sufficient domestic budget allocations in a timely manner to carry out core responsibilities.
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEl SalvadorGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGuatemalaHondurasInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLatin America