,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #djh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ag1 #bjba ,mr4  
,sires 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4  
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,t5nessee1 ,mrs4   
,torres ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1   
,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4   
,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 
,trone1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,wass]man      
,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,vic5te ,gonzalez (       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,pflug]1 & ,mr4 ,espaillat7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,urg+ !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador to respect !  
c\ntry's democratic in/itutions4  ,:]eas
 ,el ,salvador held legislative1        
municipal1 & ,c5tral ,am]ican ,p>liam5t 
elections on ,febru>y #bh1 #bjba2 ,:]eas
 ! preelectoral p]iod 0 m>k$ by increas$
 t5sions & ! reem]g5ce ( political      
viol5ce1 result+ 9 two kn[n dea?s2      
,:]eas ! ,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates
 ,election ,obs]vation ,mission issu$ a 

/atem5t on ,m>* #a1 #bjba1 9 :i* x      
congratulat$ ! ,salvadoran p :o1 )      
pati5ce & democratic conviction1 w5t to 
! polls on ,febru>y #bh to express _! w 
cle>ly & peacefully2 ,:]eas ! political 
p>ty ( ,presid5t ,nayib ,bukele1 ,nuevas
 ,ideas1 won a sweep+ majority (        
legislative seats 9 ! ,febru>y #bjba    
elections2 ,:]eas electoral (ficials 7  
?reat5$ dur+ ! vote c\nt2 ,:]eas1 9     
,septemb] #bjai1 ,presid5t ,nayib       
,bukele sign$ an agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y 
,g5]al ( ! ,organization ( ,am]ican     
,/ates to e/abli% ! ,int]national       
,commission ,aga9/ ,impunity 9 ,el      
,salvador 7,,cicies7 9 ord] to support1 
/r5g!n1 & actively collaborate ) !      
in/itutions ( ! ,salvadoran /ate '''    
responsible = prev5t+1 inve/igat+1 &    
puni%+ acts ( corruption & relat$ crimes
 & by ,april #bjba1 ! ,,cicies confirm$ 
t x _h s5t twelve cases ( possible      
corruption-relat$ crimes to ! (fice ( ! 
,attorney ,g5]al2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t (  
,el ,salvador has increas+ly be5 d5\nc$ 

= its attacks on press fre$oms by       
organizations su* z ! ,int]-,am]ican    
,commission on ,human ,rights & !       
,committee to ,protect ,j\rnali/s2      
,:]eas1 dur+ its inaugural session on   
,may #a1 #bjba1 ! ,legislative ,assembly
 ( ,el ,salvador ov]:elm+ly approv$     
motions to remove & replace all five    
memb]s ( ,el ,salvador's ,con/itutional 
,*amb] ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt & ! ,attorney 
,g5]al )\t j cause2 ,:]eas1 also on ,may
 #a1 #bjba1 ! ,legislative ,assembly's  
measure 0 det]m9$ uncon/itutional by !  
depos$ ,con/itutional ,*amb]1 ! ,ju/ices
 7 prev5t$ f c>ry+ out _! duties by !   
national police1 & ! rul+ 0 subsequ5tly 
remov$ f ! (ficial website2 ,:]eas1 on  
,may #e1 #bjba1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,el       
,salvador implem5t$ a law grant+ legal  
immunity to gov]nm5t (ficials = conduct 
relat$ to public procurem5ts dur+ !     
,,covid-#ai p&emic2 ,:]eas1 9 rec5t     
weeks1 top gov]nm5t (ficials h propos$ a
 con/itu5t assembly ) re=ms1 includ+    
p]mitt+ ,presid5tial reelections2 &     

,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador has  
discuss$ limit+ democratic space =      
indep5d5t civil society3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7  
congratulates ! p ( ,el ,salvador =     
ex]cis+ _! fundam5tal "r to vote =      
legislative1 municipal1 & ,c5tral       
,am]ican ,p>liam5t positions2  7#b7     
reaffirms t combat+ corruption1 /r5g!n+ 
democratic in/itutions1 & support+      
judicial indep5d5ce 9 ,el ,salvador are 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates national int]e/s1 z !y
 directly support regional security     
objectives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+   
r$uc+ irregul> migration1 combat+ drug  
traffick+ & viol5ce1 protect+ human     
rights1 & promot+ prosp]ity & economic  
developm5t2  7#c7 recognizes ,el        
,salvador's progress 9 r$uc+ homicides  
by ne>ly #ej p]c5t f #bjai to #bjbj1 !  
l[e/ level 9 two decades2  7#d7         
enc\rages ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador to
 exp& bilat]al ef=ts ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to address ! root causes ( migration2   
7#e7 condemns ! process by :i* five     

con/itutional c\rt judges 7 remov$ )\t  
cle>ly e/abli%$ legal cause & replac$ 9 
a way t circumv5t$ ! legally prescrib$  
vett+ process = select+ new ju/ices2    
7#f7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador  
to respect ! indep5d5ce ( ! judicial    
bran* & ! sep>ation ( p[]s z provid$ 9 !
 ,salvadoran ,con/itution2  7#g7 urges !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador to gu>antee !
 indep5d5ce ( ! ,human ,rights          
,ombudsp]son 7,procurador de ,,ddhh71 ! 
,magi/rates ( ! ,tribunal = ,exp5ditures
 7,tribunal de ,cu5tas71 & ! ,supreme   
,electoral ,tribunal1 includ+ refra9+ f 
dismiss+ ! ,ombudsp]son & ,magi/rates2  
7#h7 calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,el         
,salvador to gu>antee ! fre$om ( ! press
 & refra9 f intimidat+ or h>ass+        
j\rnali/s or m$ia outlets2  7#i7 urges !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador to uphold !  
rights ( fre$om ( expression1           
association1 & assembly1 includ+ = human
 rights organizations & anticorruption  
activi/s1 9 accordance ) ,el ,salvador's
 commitm5ts "u ! ,am]ican ,conv5tion on 

,human ,rights2  7#aj7 recognizes !     
,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador's will+ness to
 "w ) ! ,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates 
to fight corruption & enc\rages !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador to fully      
coop]ate ) ! ,int]national ,commission  
,aga9/ ,impunity 9 ,el ,salvado         
7,,cicies72  7#aa7 expresses deep conc]n
 ab\t ! passage ( a law t c\ld provide  
immunity = curr5t public (ficials engag$
 9 acts ( crim9ality or corruption dur+ 
! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7#ab7 conveys !  
/rong ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/ 9 ensur+ t   
all twelve corruption cases inve/igat$  
by ! ,,cicies & ref]r$ to ! ,attorney   
,g5]al are complet$1 giv5 ! support ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,el ,salvador's fight   
aga9/ corruption2  7#ac7 expresses      
conc]n ab\t :e!r ! newly appo9t$        
,attorney ,g5]al w objectively apply !  
law1 p>ticul>ly giv5 8 rec5t comm5ts    
sugge/+ he might close inve/igations    
into alleg$ corruption by ! ,bukele     
adm9i/ration2  7#ad7 recognizes !       
significance ( ! #aiib ,peace ,accords t

 end$ a decade-long civil conflict &    
e/abli%$ ! f\ndation ( ,el ,salvador's  
democratic gov]nance1 & urges !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador to cont9ue    
coop]ation on inve/igations ( human     
rights cases2  7#ae7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ,el ,salvador to refra9 f politiciz+ ! 
milit>y1 police1 & crim9al ju/ice       
in/itutions & to ensure t !y c          
effectively fulfill _! public functions 
:ile protect+ human rights2  7#af7      
enc\rages ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador to
 /r5g!n gov]nm5t transp>5cy & gu>antee  
access to public in=mation1 9 accordance
 ) ,salvadoran law2  7#ag7 enc\rages all
 political p>ties & political figures to
 embrace peaceful & con/ructive         
engagem5t ?r\gh democratic1 in/itutional
 *annels z ! prop] means to a*ieve _!   
goals2  7#ah7 enc\rages ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,gov]nm5t to appo9t a ,s5ate-confirm$   
,ambassador to ,el ,salvador z urg5tly z
 possible2  7#ai7 enc\rages ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to prioritize mitigat+ 
! root causes ( migration1              

anticorruption1 promot+ ! rule ( law1 & 
economic developm5t 9 its bilat]al      
relation%ip ) ,el ,salvador2 &  7#bj7   
urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to "w ) 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,el ,salvador to implem5t 
economic policies recomm5d$ by ! private
 sector & civil society organizations t 
aim to r$uce pov]ty1 create employm5t1 &
 promote su/a9able economic gr[?4