# 119-sres-885: A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Guinea-Bissau's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

119-sres-885, A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'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 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-885
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution requesting information on the Republic of Guinea-Bissau's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**This bill would require a State Department report on Guinea-Bissau’s treatment of people the U.S. has removed to that country.** It would gather credible information on alleged arrests, torture, disappearances, trafficking, and the legal status and treatment of non-citizens removed by the United States. - Non-citizens removed to Guinea-Bissau: The report would compile allegations of arbitrary arrest, unlawful detention, torture, enforced disappearances, trafficking, and the legal rights given to those people. - State Department process: The Secretary of State would have 30 days to submit a formal statement prepared with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser describing U.S. steps to assess and respond to these risks. - U.S. policy and assistance oversight: The report would assess whether U.S. security assistance could be used to support rendition, detention, trafficking, or imprisonment and would include analyses of detention conditions and summaries of meetings with Guinea-Bissau officials in 2025 and 2026.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Report on Guinea-Bissau human rights: benefit, low. This resolution would ask the State Department to send Congress a report within 30 days after the resolution is adopted. The report would be prepared with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the State Department legal adviser. It would collect credible information on…

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## Sources
- [119-sres-885 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/885)

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- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-885 (as of 2026-10-07).