[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 8 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4177. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 6938, making consolidated 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. _____.  Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice shall submit 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives of the House of Representatives, and 
     make available on the public website of the Department, a 
     report that includes the following information:
       (1) All records reflecting or relating to communications 
     between any official of the Office of the Pardon Attorney, 
     Office of the Attorney General, or Office of the Deputy 
     Attorney General of the Department of Justice and any White 
     House official regarding the December 1, 2025, formal pardon 
     of Mr. Juan Orlando Hernandez, former President of Honduras, 
     who was convicted of drug trafficking and related crimes and 
     sentenced to 45 years in prison.
       (2) Any records in the possession of the Department 
     corroborating any claim that the prosecution of Mr. Hernandez 
     was politically motivated or otherwise unsupported by 
     evidence of criminal conduct.
       (3) Any evidence of legal errors, procedural defects, or 
     evidentiary insufficiencies in the prosecution or conviction 
     of Mr. Hernandez.
       (4) A narrative description of how any evidence exonerating 
     Mr. Hernandez overcomes the weight of the evidence introduced 
     at trial, such as--
       (A) pictures of Mr. Hernandez with drug traffickers at the 
     2010 World Cup despite his claims he did not know them;
       (B) the audio recordings of members of the MS-13 gang 
     discussing their payments to Mr. Hernandez;
       (C) the ledgers of the trafficker-witness who was murdered 
     in prison; and
       (D) phone data showing co-conspirators physically visited 
     the presidential palace of Mr. Hernandez at least twice.
       (5) A summary of the timeline of the Federal law 
     enforcement investigation into Mr. Hernandez and his 
     associates.
       (6) A detailed description of the role of Mr. Emil Bove in 
     the investigation, prosecution, and conviction of Mr. 
     Hernandez and his associates.
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