HRes 1481 · 117th Congress

Urging United States policy toward Guatemala to support the rule of law and address challenges of kleptocracy, organized crime, private and public sector corruption, illicit campaign financing, criminalization of and attacks on justice operators, journalists, and human rights defenders, and restrictions resulting in the closure of civic space.

# What This Resolution About Guatemala Actually Means This is a resolution—basically a formal statement of what Congress thinks the U.S. government should do—that expresses serious concerns about corruption and human rights abuses in Guatemala. It's not a law that directly affects Americans, but it's telling the St…

Sponsor

Torres, Norma J. (D-CA)

Introduced

2022-11-16

Policy area

International Affairs

Latest action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.