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The bill provides targeted, modest U.S. resources and tools to support free and fair Honduran elections—which could reduce instability and migration—while risking diplomatic friction, limited on-the-ground effectiveness if Honduras resists, modest federal costs, and rights concerns from visa-based penalties.
Honduran voters, candidates, and Honduran communities: U.S. monitoring, public support, and diplomatic pressure increase the likelihood that the Nov 30, 2025 election will be free and fair, which can reduce political instability that drives migration to the U.S.
Nonprofits, independent observers, and U.S. policymakers: Federal grants and support for independent election monitoring improve transparency and provide on-the-ground information to inform U.S. diplomatic and aid decisions.
Voters and candidates in Honduras: Measures to prevent violence and intimidation and to protect freedom of speech and assembly can reduce election-related harm and support safer civic participation.
U.S. statements, monitoring, and conditional actions could strain diplomatic relations with Honduras and regional partners, potentially reducing cooperation on migration, security, and trade.
Many provisions are nonbinding or depend on Honduran cooperation, so the law may raise expectations but deliver limited tangible results if host-country actors resist, limiting effectiveness.
Individuals targeted by visa restrictions will lose U.S. entry and transactional access, and broad presidential determination authority with limited judicial review raises due‑process and rights concerns for affected foreign persons.
Based on analysis of 8 sections of legislative text.
Directs State to promote and fund monitoring of Honduras's Nov 30, 2025 election and imposes U.S. visa penalties on foreign persons who block, intimidate, or harass candidates or observers.
Directs the State Department and the President to promote and support free and fair national elections in Honduras on November 30, 2025. It requires a U.S. strategy to support credible international and civil society election observation, authorizes grants to NGOs for monitoring and assessment, and creates immigration-related sanctions (visa denial/revocation) for foreign persons who unlawfully block, intimidate, or harass candidates, election officials, or observers. It also encourages measures to help Honduran citizens in the United States vote, urges multilateral coordination with other countries, and authorizes $1,000,000 in FY2026 and $1,000,000 in FY2027 to implement the law.
Introduced June 26, 2025 by Maria Elvira Salazar · Last progress June 26, 2025