El Salvador Human Rights Information Request (S.Res. 195)
Would request a statement from the Secretary of State on El Salvador's human rights practices.
The Senate rejected a motion to discharge S.Res. 195 from the Foreign Relations Committee on May 15, 2025, by a vote of 45 to 50. This action did not decide adoption of the resolution.
Status
introduced
May 1, 2025
Recorded actions
1
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Origin
senate
119th Congress
Public law
Not enacted
No enactment date
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· Senate roll call 259
Advancing an El Salvador Human Rights Information Request
Discharge S.Res. 195, requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices, from the Foreign Relations Committee
Motion to Discharge Rejected · 45 yea, 50 nay, 5 not voting
What the text provides
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Statement requested
Section 1(a) would request that the Secretary of State submit a statement on El Salvador's human rights practices to the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees within 30 days of adoption, under section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Section 1(a) · Source record
Contents of the statement
Section 1(b) lists what the statement should include: available credible information on alleged human rights violations by the Government of El Salvador, including treatment of detainees and denial of due process; steps the U.S. government has taken on human rights; an assessment of conditions at the CECOT detention facility; and descriptions of U.S. actions concerning U.S. citizens or residents detained in El Salvador and people detained there through an agreement with the United States.
Section 1(b)(1) through (3) · Source record
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