H.R. 7807

119 HR 7807 IH: Honduras Expropriation Accountability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7807  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 4, 2026   Mr. Smith of New Jersey  (for himself,  Ms. Salazar ,  Mr. Harris of Maryland , and  Mr. Wilson of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To authorize the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to process claims against the Government of Honduras related to the expropriation of property of United States persons.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Honduras Expropriation Accountability Act  .
2.
Holding Honduras accountable for the expropriation of the property of United States persons
Title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 ( 22 U.S.C. 1643 et seq. ) is amended—
(1)
in section 501 ( 22 U.S.C. 1643 )—
(A)
by inserting  , the Government of Honduras  before  , or the Chinese Communist regime  each place such term appears; and
(B)
by inserting  since January 1, 1979, in the case of claims against the Government of Honduras,  after  in the case of claims against the Government of Cuba, ;
(2)
in section 502 ( 22 U.S.C. 1643a )—
(A)
in paragraph (3), by inserting  , the Government of Honduras,  after  the Government of Cuba  each place such term appears; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:
(4)
The term  Government of Honduras  includes the government of any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of Honduras.
 ;
(3)
in section 503 ( 22 U.S.C. 1643b )—
(A)
in subsection (a), by striking  within sixty days after October 16, 1964, or sixty days after November 6, 1966, with respect to claims against the Chinese Communist regime  and inserting  not later than 60 days after October 16, 1964, with respect to claims against the Government of Cuba, not later than 60 days after November 6, 1966, with respect to claims against the Chinese Communist regime, or not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the  Honduras Expropriation Accountability Act , with respect to claims against the Government of Honduras ;
(B)
by inserting  and claims against the Government of Honduras  after  in the case of claims against the Government of Cuba  each place such term appears; and
(C)
by inserting  the Government of Honduras,  before  , or the Chinese Communist regime  each place such term appears; and
(4)
in section 505(a) ( 22 U.S.C. 1643d(a) ), by inserting  the Government of Honduras,  after  the Government of Cuba, .