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119-hres-368119th Congress

Requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Sponsored By: Representative Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

Introduced

Summary

This resolution would require the State Department to deliver a detailed report on alleged human rights violations in El Salvador, with a special focus on torture, forced disappearances, judicial independence, and risks to U.S. citizens and residents.

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  • U.S. citizens and residents: Would require an assessment of actions taken to secure the release of U.S. citizens or residents detained in El Salvador and measures to protect them from unlawful rendition or trafficking.
  • Victims and human rights monitors: Would compile all credible information about alleged torture, inhumane treatment, forced disappearances, transnational repression, and denial of due process, including an evaluation of judicial independence and conditions at El Salvador's Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT).
  • U.S. foreign policy and oversight: Would direct the Secretary of State to prepare the statement with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the State Department Legal Adviser and forward it to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee not later than 30 days after adoption.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

TX • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2025

  • Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2025

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2025

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