[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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