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El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced
Summary
Sanctions regime targeting El Salvador's government for gross human-rights violations. This bill would create a broad sanctions system that names and blocks Salvadoran officials and affiliated actors for serious human-rights abuses, violations of international law, or schemes that deprive U.S. residents of rights using U.S. funds. It would also link U.S. and international financial access to a certification that those abuses have stopped, with measures that can be reimposed if violations resume.
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- Salvadoran officials and affiliated actors: The bill would authorize designations that block property, bar U.S. visas, deny loans, and restrict foreign-exchange access for identified people and entities.
- International financial institutions and U.S. assistance: It would direct the Treasury and U.S. Executive Directors at IFIs to limit loans and technical assistance to the Government of El Salvador, allow a narrow humanitarian exception, and restore support only after a certification of compliance.
- Oversight, enforcement, and crypto monitoring: The bill would require public, ongoing reports to Congress, authorize penalties and rulemaking under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), and mandate a dedicated assessment of cryptocurrency use by Salvadoran officials including estimated spending, exchange addresses, and access controls.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Who the bill covers and reports
If enacted, the bill would set key definitions that decide who the sanctions can target and which committees get reports. It would name four congressional committees to receive required reports: Senate Foreign Relations; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; House Foreign Affairs; and House Financial Services. The bill would define "foreign person" as any non-U.S. person and "United States person" to include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, entities formed under U.S. law (including foreign branches), and people located in the U.S. It would define "Salvadoran entity" as an entity under El Salvador law, adopt the existing legal meaning of "gross violations of internationally recognized human rights," and define "knowingly" to mean actual knowledge or that a person should have known.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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