# S.Res. 195 (119th): A resolution requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

A resolution requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: accountability. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: congressional_oversight. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: foreign_policy. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Lane: human_rights. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: human_rights_accountability. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: information_request. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: justice. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: war_funding. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: good. A yea supports the bill. A nay is the penalized direction when the tag is scored as a protection. A yea on a credit tag is a credit.
Roll 259: On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 195. Vote type: discharge.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The measure seeks accountability for alleged state human rights violations, which restrains a named harm and defends justice in a modest, nonbinding way. It does not fund abuse, fund war, or shield wrongdoers. Its effect is limited to requesting information, so the classification is good with modest weight rather than a strong verdict. The existing war_funding tag does not fit the operative text.
Theological note: The resolution concerns whether a government is held to account for alleged abuses of persons under its authority. Scripture grounds civil authority in justice and the protection of the vulnerable, so a request for truthful information about alleged state violence against persons bears directly on that concern. The measure is only a request for information, so its moral weight is modest and depends on whether the information is used to restrain actual abuse.

## Recorded votes

Roll 259: On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 195. Yea 45 · Nay 50 · Other 5.

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