119-hres368

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 368 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 368

Requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant 
 to 

section 502B
            (c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 1, 2025

 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. McGovern, and Mrs. Torres of 
 California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
 the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 RESOLUTION

Requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant 
 to 

section 502B
            (c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

 Resolved,

SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON EL SALVADOR'S HUMAN RIGHTS 
 PRACTICES.

    (a) Statement Requested.--The House of Representatives requests 
that the Secretary of State, not later than 30 days after the date of 
the adoption of this resolution, submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, pursuant to 

section 502B
            (c) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304
            (c) ), a statement regarding El 
Salvador's human rights practices that has been prepared in 
collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser at the 
Department of State.

    (b) Elements.--The statement submitted pursuant to subsection

    (a) should include--

    (1) all available credible information concerning alleged 
 violations of internationally recognized human rights by the 
 Government of the Republic of El Salvador, including--
        (A) torture and inhumane treatment of detainees, 
 including detainees who are not citizens of El 
 Salvador;
        (B) forced disappearances;
            (C) transnational repression;
            (D) the denial of due process for residents of El 
 Salvador, including an evaluation of judicial 
 independence in El Salvador; and
        (E) the treatment of citizens or residents of other 
 countries who are being detained or imprisoned in El 
 Salvador, including any opportunity provided to such 
 citizens or residents to demonstrate they are being 
 wrongfully detained or imprisoned;

    (2) a description of the steps the United States Government 
 has taken--
        (A) to promote respect for and observance of human 
 rights as part of the Government of El Salvador's 
 activities, including in the context of El Salvador's 
 ongoing State of Exception;
        (B) to discourage any practices that are inimical 
 to internationally recognized human rights; and
            (C) to publicly or privately call attention to, and 
 disassociate the United States and any security 
 assistance provided for the Republic of El Salvador 
 from, any practices described in subparagraph
        (B) ; and

    (3) other information, including--
        (A) an assessment from the Secretary of State of 
 the likelihood that United States security assistance 
 (as defined in 

section 502B
            (d) of the Foreign 
 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304
            (d) )) provided to 
 the Republic of El Salvador could be used in support of 
 activities by government officials related to the 
 rendition, trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of 
 individuals who are not nationals of El Salvador;
        (B) an assessment from the Secretary of State of 
 the conditions in El Salvador's Centro de Confinamiento 
 del Terrorismo

    (CECOT) , including an assessment of 
 allegations of torture and other gross violations of 
 human rights;
            (C) a description of any actions that the United 
 States Government is taking to ensure that the 
 Government of the Republic of El Salvador releases 
 United States citizens or residents being detained or 
 imprisoned in El Salvador in compliance with United 
 States court orders regarding their return to the 
 United States;
            (D) a description of any actions that the United 
 States Government is taking to address allegations of 
 detention, torture, or forced disappearances of United 
 States citizens or residents by the Republic of El 
 Salvador or efforts to facilitate the detention, 
 torture or forced disappearances of United States 
 citizens or legal residents;
        (E) a description of actions the United States 
 Government is taking to provide due process in 
 compliance with the laws of the United States law for 
 relevant persons detained or imprisoned in El Salvador 
 through an agreement with the United States Government; 
 and
        (F) a description of any actions the United States 
 Government is taking to protect United States citizens 
 and residents from unlawful rendering, trafficking, or 
 other means of removal from the United States to the 
 Republic of El Salvador.
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