[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4458. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 3183, to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to improve safety standards for wildland firefighters, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. REPORT.

       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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