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US HR717
Resolution
Status
9/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Delia Ramirez
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AI Summary
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Juan López, a Honduran Catholic leader, environmental activist, and 2019 Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award recipient, was assassinated on September 14, 2024, by two men on a motorcycle after leading a prayer service in Tocoa, Honduras.
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López was killed days after publicly calling for the resignation of Tocoa Mayor Adán Fúnez following release of a video showing Fúnez and the Honduran President's brother-in-law discussing bribes with drug traffickers later extradited to the United States.
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Three individuals have been charged in connection with the killing, but no charges have been filed against those believed to have orchestrated the murder; preliminary hearings have been postponed multiple times.
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The resolution supports establishing a new anti-corruption commission within the Honduran government and an international commission to investigate the masterminds behind López's murder.
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The resolution calls on the U.S. government to increase engagement with Honduran communities defending human rights and ensure their voices inform U.S. decisions related to Honduras.
Legislative Description
Honoring Juan López, a Honduran Catholic leader and human rights advocate murdered in the Tocoa municipality of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras and commemorating one year since his assassination.
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
9/15/2025