Restoring Sovereignty and Human Rights in Nicaragua Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-01-14Topic: civil rights · economy jobs · elections democracy

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This bill extends U.S. sanctions authorities against Nicaragua's government through 2030 and adds new grounds for sanctions, including work in Nicaragua's gold sector, arrests of people for practicing their religion, and support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It bars U.S. persons from making new investments in any sector of Nicaragua's economy, with exceptions for food, medicine, humanitarian aid, and intelligence work, and allows a presidential national security waiver. It directs the State Department to press other member countries of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration to oppose loans to Nicaragua's government, and to report yearly on Nicaragua's role in the CAFTA-DR trade agreement. It also allows grants to nonprofit groups for human rights and democracy programs in Nicaragua and directs U.S. support at the United Nations for extending a human rights expert group's mandate.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-01-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, 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.	refer
2026-01-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, 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.	refer
2026-01-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, 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.	refer
2026-01-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, 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.	refer
2026-01-14		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-01-14		Introduced in House	introduce

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