IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 630 
Condemning the June 28, 2009, coup d’etat in Honduras, calling for the 
reinstatement of President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2009 
Mr. DELAHUNT (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, 
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FARR, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FILNER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Ms. BALDWIN) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the June 28, 2009, coup d’etat in Honduras, 
calling for the reinstatement of President Jose Manuel 
Zelaya Rosales, and for other purposes. 
Whereas Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales was elected President 
of Honduras in November 2005 in elections that were 
deemed free and fair by international observers; 
Whereas President Zelaya and other political actors in Hon-
duras became embroiled in a political dispute over wheth-
er to hold a non-binding referendum asking Honduran 
voters whether they wanted a constituent assembly to be 
established to amend the Constitution; 
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Whereas, on June 28, 2009, the day that the non-binding 
referendum was to take place, Honduran military forces 
stormed President Zelaya’s residence, apprehended him, 
sent him out of the country, and seized the materials for 
the referendum; 
Whereas the Honduran Congress named Roberto Micheletti, 
the head of the Congress, as President and subsequently 
suspended a number of constitutional rights, including 
the freedom of association and of movement; 
Whereas the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 
has expressed its concerns regarding human rights 
abuses by the de facto Micheletti government, including 
the arbitrary detention of Zelaya supporters; 
Whereas the Organization of American States (OAS), the 
United Nations, and the European Union, representing 
governments from across the political spectrum, have 
condemned the coup d’e´tat, refused to recognize the de 
facto Micheletti government, and demanded the uncondi-
tional return of President Zelaya to office; 
Whereas, on July 1, 2009, the OAS voted unanimously to 
suspend Honduras from participation in the OAS unless 
President Zelaya was returned to office within three 
days; 
Whereas, on July 4, 2009, the OAS unanimously voted to 
suspend Honduras; 
Whereas the Obama Administration has condemned President 
Zelaya’s removal, supported the OAS resolutions regard-
ing Honduras, and demanded that he be returned to of-
fice; 
Whereas the World Bank and Inter-American Development 
Bank have suspended aid and loans to Honduras; 
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•HRES 630 IH 
Whereas national elections are scheduled in Honduras for 
November 29, 2009; 
Whereas President Zelaya has said that he will only serve 
until his term ends in January 2010; 
Whereas it is critical for the stability of Honduras that the 
November 2009 elections be free, fair, and transparent; 
and 
Whereas U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton an-
nounced on July 7, 2009, that Costa Rican President 
Oscar Arias would seek to negotiate a solution to the cri-
sis, and President Zelaya and the de facto Micheletti gov-
ernment have agreed to the mediation of President Arias: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the June 28, 2009, coup d’e´tat in 
Honduras and refuses to recognize the de facto 
Micheletti government installed by that coup d’e´tat; 
(2) calls on the Obama Administration to con-
tinue to refuse to recognize the de facto Micheletti 
government; 
(3) calls for the reinstatement of President 
Zelaya as President of Honduras; 
(4) urges the Obama Administration to suspend 
nonhumanitarian 
assistance 
to 
the 
de 
facto 
Micheletti government as required by United States 
law as it deems necessary to compel the return of 
President Zelaya to office; 
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(5) calls for extensive international observation 
of the November 2009 elections once President 
Zelaya is returned to office to ensure that his suc-
cessor is elected freely, fairly, and transparently; and 
(6) welcomes the mediation of Costa Rican 
President Oscar Arias and encourages the Obama 
Administration to provide any assistance President 
Arias requests in his efforts. 
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