# 119-sres-351: A resolution requesting information on the Kingdom of Eswatini's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

119-sres-351, A resolution requesting information on the Kingdom of Eswatini's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-351
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution requesting information on the Kingdom of Eswatini's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**A targeted U.S. human rights review of Eswatini focused on people the United States has removed there.** The resolution would direct the Secretary of State to deliver a detailed report within 30 days assessing allegations such as arbitrary arrest, torture, trafficking, and the treatment of non-citizens removed to Eswatini. - People removed to Eswatini or at risk of removal: Would prompt a public accounting of allegations including arbitrary and unlawful arrest, torture, enforced disappearances, trafficking, and whether those individuals had access to due process or a meaningful opportunity to contest removal. - Department of State staff: Would require the Secretary of State to prepare the statement in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser and to submit it to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs within 30 days. - U.S. policy oversight and security assistance: Would require assessments of whether U.S. security assistance could be used to support rendition, trafficking, detention, or imprisonment, any agreements or transactions related to such removals, actions to ensure compliance with U.S. court orders, and a summary of meetings in 2025 between Eswatini and U.S. officials.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Report on Eswatini treatment of migrants: benefit, low. If adopted, this resolution would ask the Secretary of State to prepare and send a public statement within 30 days to the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees. The Secretary would prepare the statement with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and…

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## Sources
- [119-sres-351 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/351)

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- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-2231: GLOBE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2231)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-351 (as of 2026-04-21).