Legislative Activity

This resolution directs the Secretary of State to provide Congress with a report on El Salvador's human rights practices, including alleged violations like torture and forced disappearances. It asks for details on U.S. efforts to promote human rights in El Salvador and to ensure that U.S. assistance does not support human rights abuses. The report should also assess conditions in El Salvador's prisons and describe U.S. actions to protect U.S. citizens and residents from human rights violations in El Salvador.

This resolution requests the President and Secretary of State to provide the House of Representatives with all records created after January 20, 2025, pertaining to agreements between the U.S. and El Salvador, the removal of individuals to El Salvador, and their subsequent detentions. The request includes documents, correspondence, and legal analyses related to these topics, as well as information on related trips, visits, and funding. The information must be provided within 14 days of the resolution's adoption.

The Postal Service Clusterbox Responsibility Act requires the Postal Service to maintain cluster box units that it has primarily maintained for at least 20 years and that are owned by a non-public entity, as long as the owner allows the maintenance. The Postal Service is required to add mailboxes to these units upon request and must establish a "Cluster Box Unit Maintenance Fund." The USPS must issue regulations to carry out the act within 180 days of enactment.

This bill reaffirms the United States' commitment to respecting Mexico's sovereignty and international law, while also discouraging unauthorized military interventions. It asserts that using military force against cartels or other entities in Mexico without Mexico's consent or Congressional approval could be considered an act of war and an infringement upon constitutional powers. The bill emphasizes continued U.S.-Mexico collaboration to combat crime, violence, and drug trafficking through existing partnerships.

The "Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025" aims to combat the arming of cartels by banning .50 caliber rifles, allowing lawsuits against gun manufacturers who knowingly sell to prohibited individuals, and prohibiting firearm sales to significant foreign narcotics traffickers. It also expands reporting requirements for multiple firearm sales to include rifles.