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S.Res. 195

ResolutionFederalSenateIn Committee
A resolution 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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Latest Action · May 15, 2025
Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 50. Record Vote Number: 259. (consideration: CR S2941-2947)
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
May 1, 2025
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This Senate resolution requests that the Secretary of State submit a comprehensive report on El Salvador's human rights practices within 30 days. The report must address alleged government violations including torture, forced disappearances, denial of due process, and mistreatment of detainees, and should be prepared in collaboration with the State Department's human rights and legal offices. The resolution also requires the Secretary to assess whether U.S. security assistance could be misused to support detention or trafficking of non-citizens, evaluate conditions at El Salvador's main detention facility (CECOT), and describe U.S. efforts to protect American citizens from unlawful detention or removal to El Salvador. The resolution is focused on ensuring transparency about El Salvador's human rights record as it relates to U.S. foreign aid and diplomatic relationships, with particular concern for El Salvador's ongoing "State of Exception" emergency measures and the treatment of U.S. citizens detained there.

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