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H.R. 1918: Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018

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H.R. 1918: Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-05 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-335.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-335. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018

Plain summary

Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018 This bill imposes restrictions and sanctions on institutions and individuals responsible for the Nicaraguan government's violence and infringement of the civil rights of protesters. The Department of the Treasury shall take action to restrict international financial institutions, including those affiliated with the World Bank Group and the Inter-American Development Bank, from extending financial or technical assistance to Nicaragua's government and to develop policies for future lending that will advance human rights in the country. The President shall impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for acts of corruption, significant human rights violations, violence against protesters in Nicaragua, or provided material support to such actions. Sanctions include blocking the assets of sanctioned individuals and barring them from entry into the United States. The Department of State shall report to Congress about various topics, including Nicaragua's efforts strengthening the rule of law and democratic governance, combatting corruption, and protecting human rights. The President may temporarily waive the sanctions if the State Department certifies that Nicaragua has taken effective steps on these issues. The President may also waive the sanctions if it is in the national interests of the United States to do so. The bill also directs the State Department devise a strategy for engaging Nicaragua's civil society to strengthen human rights protections and anti-corruption efforts.

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Official text

Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · 25 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1918, Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017 (2017-08-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC)

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1918 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115