Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/195

Official text excerpt

119 SRES 195 IS: Requesting information on El Salvador’s human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
 U.S. Senate 
 2025-05-01 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 III 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 195 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2025 Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Schumer , and Mr. Padilla ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Requesting information on El Salvador’s human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 1. Request for information on El Salvador’s human rights practices (a) Statement requested The Senate 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 o…

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Citations

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