# 119-hr-6878: El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025

119-hr-6878, El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6878
- Congress: 119
- Title: El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sanctions reports and quick notices: benefit, low. 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 withi…
- Report on El Salvador cryptocurrency: benefit, low. 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 wh…
- Block U.S. loans to El Salvador: cost, low. 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 exceptio…
- Sanctions and visa bans for officials: mixed, medium. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6878 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6878)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6878 (as of 2026-10-09).