H.Res. 368

[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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