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H.R. 1574: Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

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H.R. 1574: Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-03 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

Plain summary

Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act This bill prohibits U.S. assistance to the police or military of Honduras. The Department of the Treasury shall instruct U.S. representatives of multilateral development banks to vote against providing loans to the Honduran police or military. The prohibition shall be lifted if the Department of State certifies to Congress that various conditions have been met, including that the Honduran government has (1) pursued all legal avenues to reach verdicts in specified crimes, such as the killings of indigenous land-rights activist Berta Caceres and of 100 small-farmer activists in the Aguan Valley; (2) investigated and prosecuted members of the military and police who have violated human rights; and (3) taken effective steps to establish the rule of law.

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Official text

Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · 65 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and 5 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] reported raising $514,399 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1574 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117