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H.Res. 145: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.

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H.Res. 145: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.

Plain summary

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] · 12 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] reported raising $922,924 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hres145 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115