HONDURAS Act

Bill: 119-hr-525
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-16
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Honduras Obstinately Neglects Defense and Risks Alienating Security Act or HONDURAS Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the President to suspend all assistance to Honduras if U.S. military and civilian personnel redeploy from Soto Cano Air Base as the result of the Honduran government's refusal to host such personnel at the base.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 525 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Ogles (for himself and Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit funding to the Government of the Republic of Honduras.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honduras Obstinately Neglects Defense and Risks Alienating Security Act or HONDURAS Act . 2. Prohibition of funding Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning after the redeployment of United States military and civilian personnel from Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras as a result of the refusal or unwillingness of the Government of the Republic of Honduras to host such personnel, the President is authorized to suspend all assistance to the Republic of Honduras, to include any assistance extended under the May 20, 1954, bilateral military assistance agreement between the United States and Honduras and any subsequent amendments to that agreement.