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A congressional committee launched consultations with justice officials, human rights groups, and child welfare agencies on a proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility and increase penalties for those under 18 in Honduras.

Two congressional commissions have established a working group with transport-sector representatives and government agencies to analyze the impact of fuel-price increases and seek measures to ease the burden on Hondurans.

Congress set up a technical committee to address transport-sector concerns over rising fuel and parts costs, delayed operating permits, and insecurity, with lawmakers exploring options including possible fuel-tax cuts and remote work arrangements.

COHEP, Honduras's business council, met with Congress's labor committee to evaluate the Part-Time Employment Law, urging technical dialogue to strengthen legal frameworks that encourage investment and formal job creation.

The Labor Committee of Congress began reviewing private-sector concerns about the part-time employment law approved in March, with proposals expected in coming days to address minimum weekly hours, special provisions for teachers and doctors, and new digital and creative-economy sectors.

The National Congress Agriculture Committee and producers' associations agreed to develop financial products tailored to small-livestock farmers and establish an inter-agency technical working group to coordinate production, health, and financing assistance.

A congressional food-security committee met with agricultural ministry experts to review the Honduras Zero-Hunger 2035 program, which aims to integrate a national irrigation plan into the 2027 budget and advance Honduras's commitment to ending hunger by 2035.

Congress agricultural and food-security committees convened producers from five departments and government agencies to draft a law addressing land tenure, resource conflicts, and sustainable agriculture in regions including Colón, El Paraíso, Gracias a Dios, Olancho, and Yoro.

A congressional commission is developing an inter-agency coordination mechanism involving state institutions, international partners, and civil society to strengthen prevention, victim care, and justice access under Honduras's child sexual-abuse law.

Congress's Mining Commission will launch technical working groups to draft amendments to Honduras's mining law, aiming to simplify licensing procedures for small-scale artisanal miners while addressing environmental protection and community benefit.

Honduras's National Congress is drafting reforms to strengthen legal protections and institutional coordination for the prevention, detection, and prosecution of sexual abuse against children and adolescents, following violence that kills dozens of minors yearly.