Shorttitle: | Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021 |
Othershorttitles: | RENACER Act |
Longtitle: | To advance the strategic alignment of United States diplomatic tools toward the realization of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua and to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of the people of Nicaragua, and for other purposes. |
Colloquialacronym: | RENACER |
Enacted By: | 117th |
Effective Date: | November 10, 2021 |
Leghisturl: | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1064/ |
Introducedin: | Senate |
Introducedby: | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) |
Introduceddate: | March 25, 2021 |
Committees: | Senate Foreign Relations |
Passedbody1: | Senate |
Passeddate1: | November 1, 2021 |
Passedvote1: | Unanimous Consent |
Passedbody2: | House |
Passeddate2: | November 3, 2021 |
Passedvote2: | 387-35 |
Signedpresident: | Joe Biden |
Signeddate: | November 10, 2021 |
Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021, known as the RENACER Act for short, is a bill that extended United States sanctions against Nicaragua and that granted the President several measures to address acts of corruption and human rights violations by the Daniel Ortega administration, including the power to exclude Nicaragua from the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) and to obstruct multilateral loans to the country. The bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden in November 2021.[1]