SRES195119th Congress

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

Sponsored By: Senator Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

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Summary

A detailed U.S. review of El Salvador's human rights practices would require the State Department to produce a comprehensive statement under section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act and deliver it to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee within 30 days. The statement must cover alleged torture and inhumane treatment, forced disappearances, transnational repression, due process concerns, treatment of non-citizen detainees, and conditions at El Salvador's Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT).

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  • Families and detainees in El Salvador: Would compile credible information on alleged torture, forced disappearances, denial of due process, and treatment of foreign and domestic detainees, including conditions at CECOT.
  • U.S. citizens and residents abroad: Would require a description of actions the U.S. is taking to secure release of U.S. citizens or residents, to comply with U.S. court orders, and to protect them from rendition, trafficking, or unlawful removal.
  • U.S. security assistance and policy makers: Would require assessments of whether U.S. security assistance could be used to support rendition, trafficking, detention, or imprisonment and a description of U.S. steps to discourage or disassociate U.S. assistance from such abuses.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2025

  • Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2025

  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/1/2025

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 5/12/2025

  • Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 5/12/2025

  • Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 5/12/2025

  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2025

  • Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2025

  • Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 5/15/2025

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 45 • No: 50

senate vote • 5/15/2025

On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 195

Yes: 45 • No: 50

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