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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.
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.
Summary
The resolution requests the President and directs the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives all documents created since January 20, 2025, relating to agreements between the United States and El Salvador. The requested documents include records of Secretary of State visits, presidential visits, deportations and detentions of individuals from the United States to El Salvador, and any funding provided by the U.S. government to support detention activities. The resolution specifically seeks legal analysis regarding whether such agreements are subject to the Case-Zablocki Act and whether funding notifications to Congress are required. The Secretary of State is directed to provide these documents within 14 days of the resolution's adoption. The requested materials include all meeting notes, audio recordings, email and phone records, correspondence, and other communications related to these topics.
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Top reported contributors to Joaquin Castro’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- AVANZAR INTERIOR TECHNOLOGIES $6,600
- HARTMAN FOUNDATION $6,600
- GEORGE SALINAS INJURY LAWYERS $4,300
- RX MEDIA $4,300
- CANTU CONSTRUCTION $3,300
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Actions (2)
- Apr 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Apr 29, 2025 Submitted in House
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Full text
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
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. <all>
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