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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
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and that granted the President several measures to address acts of corruption and human rights violations by the
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administration, including the power to exclude Nicaragua from the
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(CAFTA-DR) and to obstruct multilateral loans to the country. The bill was signed into law by President
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in November 2021.


See also

* NICA Act


References


External links


S.1064 - RENACER Act
- Congress.gov {{Joe Biden Acts of the 117th United States Congress Nicaragua–United States relations