El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would impose targeted sanctions on Salvadoran officials and entities for alleged gross human rights violations and schemes that deprive people of rights. It would also withhold U.S. loans and most aid to El Salvador until abuses stop, while keeping narrow humanitarian exceptions.
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- Salvadoran officials and named entities would face asset blocking under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, visa bans and inadmissibility, and limits on U.S. loans and foreign-exchange transactions.
- El Salvador as a country would lose access to U.S.-funded loans and many forms of assistance until the President certifies the government has stopped the abuses, with a four-year minimum before termination and humanitarian carve-outs for food and medicine.
- U.S. agencies would report to Congress each year on who is sanctioned and why, and the Treasury would be told to oppose loans at international financial institutions; the State and Treasury must also produce a public cryptocurrency report within 90 days on El Salvador’s Bitcoin use and risks.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Sanctions and visa bans for officials
This bill would require the President to block property and financial dealings of listed Salvadoran officials and related persons using emergency authorities. It would bar U.S. banks from lending to them and prohibit U.S.-jurisdiction foreign-exchange transactions involving them. Any listed person would be inadmissible to the United States and any visa they hold would be revoked immediately, with narrow exceptions for U.S. treaty obligations. Humanitarian transactions for food, medicine, medical devices, and other basic needs would be exempt. The bill would not allow the President to certify an end to these sanctions before 4 years after enactment, and sanctions could be reimposed immediately if violations resume.
Sanctions reports and quick notices
This bill would require the President to send Congress a detailed report within 90 days and annually after enactment listing people sanctioned, why they were sanctioned, U.S. assistance to El Salvador, and the full text of written agreements. It would also require a written notice to Congress within 10 days after any sanctions are imposed describing who was sanctioned and why. These changes would increase transparency and congressional oversight.
Report on El Salvador cryptocurrency
This bill would require the State Department, with Treasury, to report within 90 days on how El Salvador used Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The unclassified report would estimate amounts bought, list exchanges and deposit addresses, name people with access, assess corruption risks, and say whether crypto was used to evade sanctions. The unclassified portion must be posted publicly; a classified annex is allowed.
Block U.S. loans to El Salvador
This bill would bar U.S. government funds from going to the Government of El Salvador until the President makes a required certification. It would also direct U.S. Executive Directors at international financial institutions to oppose new loans and seek suspension of existing loans, with an exception for humanitarian lending. The Treasury instruction would end when the President submits the certification described in the bill.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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