S.Res. 616: A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Sponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democrat · NV
What S.Res. 616 does
S.Res. 616 would ask the Secretary of State to send Congress, within 30 days of the resolution's adoption, a statement on Honduras's human rights practices. It would go to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, as the Foreign Assistance Act allows.
The statement would have to cover available credible information on alleged human rights violations by the Honduran government under former President Juan Orlando Hernández, including links between high-level officials and drug trafficking organizations, corruption, and torture, rape, illegal detention, witness tampering and murder tied to drug cartels. It would also have to describe steps the U.S. government has taken to promote human rights and bring Honduran officials involved in drug trafficking to justice.
SRES616 Legislative Journey
Failed
Jun 17, 2026
Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 50. Record Vote Number: 179.
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Committee Action
Feb 26, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
About the Sponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democrat, NV · 9 years in Congress
Committees: Indian Affairs, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources
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Cosponsors (2)
All 2 cosponsors are Democrats. Cosponsors represent 2 states: Virginia, Vermont.
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S.Res. 616 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Foreign Relations
- Chamber
- Senate
- Policy
- International Affairs
- Introduced
- Feb 26, 2026
Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 50. Record Vote Number: 179.
Jun 17, 2026
S.Res. 616 Bill Text
“Requesting information on Honduras’s human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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