S. 3233: Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-18 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
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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 directs the President to impose through December 31, 2021, property-blocking and U.S. entry sanctions against any foreign person, including any current or former Nicaraguan government official, who: has perpetrated or is responsible for directing significant acts of violence or human rights violations in Nicaragua against persons associated with the protests that began on April 18, 2018; is responsible for or complicit in directing significant actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in Nicaragua; or is a government official or a senior associate of such official who is responsible for or complicit in directing acts of significant corruption. The President may waive such sanctions for a one-year period if the Department of State certifies to Congress that Nicaragua is taking steps to strengthen democracy, combat corruption, and protect the rights of journalists and opposition political parties.

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Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3233, Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018 (2018-10-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Ted Cruz (R-TX), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Cornyn (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3233.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s3233 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115