IV 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2025 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mrs. TORRES of Cali-
fornia) 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Requesting information on El Salvador’s human rights prac-
tices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON EL SAL-
VADOR’S HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES. 
(a) STATEMENT REQUESTED.—The House of Rep-
resentatives requests that the Secretary of State, not later 
than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolu-
tion, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
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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 prac-
tices that has been prepared in collaboration with the As-
sistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser at the De-
partment 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 de-
tainees, 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 judi-
cial 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 oppor-
tunity provided to such citizens or residents to 
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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 secu-
rity 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 Sal-
vador could be used in support of activities by 
government officials related to the rendition, 
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trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of indi-
viduals 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), in-
cluding 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 Sal-
vador releases United States citizens or resi-
dents being detained or imprisoned in El Sal-
vador 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 dis-
appearances of United States citizens or resi-
dents by the Republic of El Salvador or efforts 
to facilitate the detention, torture or forced dis-
appearances of United States citizens or legal 
residents; 
(E) a description of actions the United 
States Government is taking to provide due 
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process in compliance with the laws of the 
United States law for relevant persons detained 
or imprisoned in El Salvador through an agree-
ment 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 ren-
dering, trafficking, or other means of removal 
from the United States to the Republic of El 
Salvador. 
Æ 
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