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Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021 or the RENACER Act
This bill establishes measures to monitor, report on, and address corruption and human rights abuses in Nicaragua.
Specifically, the bill directs U.S. leadership at international financial institutions to advocate for increased oversight with respect to any loan or financial or technical assistance for projects in Nicaragua.
The Department of State and the Department of the Treasury must establish a coordinated strategy to align diplomatic engagement with the implementation of targeted sanctions to facilitate free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua. Pursuant to this strategy, the President must prioritize implementing targeted sanctions on persons obstructing the establishment of conditions necessary for such elections. The State Department must also engage in diplomatic efforts with partner countries to impose targeted sanctions on such individuals.
The bill adds Nicaragua to a list of countries whose citizens are subject to visa-blocking sanctions for knowingly engaging in (1) actions undermining democratic processes or institutions, or (2) significant corruption or obstruction of investigations into such corruption.
Further, the bill requires the State Department to report on
Russian activities in Nicaragua, including cooperation between Russian and Nicaraguan military personnel and intelligence services;
In addition, the State Department must report on obstacles faced by Nicaraguans to obtaining accurate, objective, and comprehensive news and information about domestic and international affairs and submit a strategy for strengthening independent broadcasting, information distribution, and media platforms in Nicaragua.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 1064 as public Law on Nov 10, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Nov 3, 2021
RENACER Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
387 Yea 35 Nay 5 not voting · 4 present
Crossed both parties 35 of 422 voting members broke with their own party: 29 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
431 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 1064 and vote against it. 5 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named S. 1064 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
14 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.