[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 357 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 357
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of
State to transmit to the House of Representatives any record created on
or after January 20, 2025, under the control of the President or the
Secretary, respectively, relating to international agreements between
the United States of America and El Salvador and the removal of
individuals from the United States to El Salvador and subsequent
detentions of such individuals.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2025
Mr. Castro of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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RESOLUTION
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of
State to transmit to the House of Representatives any record created on
or after January 20, 2025, under the control of the President or the
Secretary, respectively, relating to international agreements between
the United States of America and El Salvador and the removal of
individuals from the United States to El Salvador and subsequent
detentions of such individuals.
Resolved, That the President is requested, and the Secretary of
State is directed, to transmit, respectively, to the House of
Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption
of this resolution, copies of all documents, charts, or tables,
including notes from meetings, audio recordings, records (including
telephone and email records), correspondence, artificial intelligence
large language model conversation transcripts, and any other
communications created on or after January 20, 2025, under the control
of the President or the Secretary, respectively, that refer or relate
to any of the following:
(1) Any agreements, including nonbinding instruments, or
arrangements made with the Government of El Salvador.
(2) All information pertaining to Secretary of State Marco
Rubio's trip to El Salvador in February 2025, including
preparation materials, transcripts, and notes.
(3) All information pertaining to President Bukele's April
14, 2025, visit to the White House, including preparation
materials, transcripts, and notes.
(4) All information regarding the removal of individuals
from the United States to El Salvador and the detention of
those individuals by the Government of El Salvador, including
on behalf of the United States.
(5) All information pertaining to any funding provided by
the United States to the Government of El Salvador to support
the detention of individuals, including information pertaining
to the accounts from which those funds are or will be drawn,
amounts already transferred, and amounts obligated or committed
to be transferred.
(6) Legal analysis of or legal justifications for any
agreements, including nonbinding instruments with the
Government of El Salvador, including any and all analysis of
whether such agreements are subject to the requirements set
forth in the Case-Zablocki Act and amendments thereto included
in PL 117-263.
(7) Legal analysis of or legal justifications for any
funding provided by the United States to the Government of El
Salvador to support the detention of individuals, including any
and all analysis of whether such obligations of funding require
notification to Congress.
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