H.Res. 357 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
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.
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-04-29
Latest action (2025-04-29): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
What H.Res. 357 does, in plain terms
This resolution requests that the President provide to the House of Representatives copies of all documents and other communications created on or after January 20, 2025, related to certain agreements between the United States and El Salvador, including all information regarding the removal of individuals from the United States to El Salvador and the detention of those individuals by El Salvador; all information pertaining to U.S. funding to El Salvador to support the detention of such individuals; and legal analysis of or legal justifications for any agreements with El Salvador. The resolution also directs the Department of State to provide such documents to the House of Representatives.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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