Protect Honduran Democracy Act

(a) Short title This section may be cited as the Protect Honduran Democracy Act. (b) Strategy (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a strategy to promote free and fair elections in Honduras to take place on November 30, 2025. (2) Matters to be included The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include support for monitoring the elections by credible and internationally recognized elections monitoring bodies, such as the Organization of American States, the European Union, the United Nations, and experienced civil society observers and others to achieve the following: (A) Ensure that candidates to public office are not subject to harassment, undue legal persecution, or other efforts to misuse state resources to dissuade them or undermine their candidacies. (B) Avoid the misuse of state resources aimed at influencing voter preferences. (C) Avoid the use of violence and intimidation, including by transnational criminal organizations, local gangs, or political parties and their proxies. (D) Guarantee freedom of speech and assembly. (E) Ensure transparent and credible transmission of elections results. (c) Assistance The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance on a grant basis to nongovernmental organizations for activities— (1) to monitor the national elections in Honduras to take place on November 30, 2025; and (2) to assess the extent to which these elections are held on a free and fair basis. (d) Promotion of migrant participation in elections Congress encourages the Secretary to promote the ability of citizens of Honduras residing in the United States to vote in the general elections in Honduras to take place on November 30, 2025.