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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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.
This House resolution asks the State Department to submit a detailed report within 30 days on El Salvador's human rights record, particularly regarding concerns about torture, forced disappearances, denial of due process, and mistreatment of detainees. The report must examine alleged violations by the Salvadoran government, describe U.S. efforts to promote human rights there, and assess whether American security assistance to El Salvador could be misused for detaining or harming non-Salvadoran citizens. The resolution specifically requests information about conditions at El Salvador's main terrorism detention facility (CECOT), the status of U.S. citizens detained there, and steps the U.S. government is taking to protect its citizens from illegal detention or forced removal to El Salvador. The request is rooted in a provision of the Foreign Assistance Act requiring the State Department to evaluate human rights practices in countries receiving U.S. aid, and the report will be submitted to Congress's foreign affairs committees to inform future aid decisions.
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