Contact Congress about H.R. 4001: Prohibition on Funding to CECOT Act

U.S. money could not support CECOT or pay for detention in El Salvador of people sent from the United States. Unused funds already set aside for those purposes would be taken back permanently.

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Prohibition on Funding to CECOT Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Latest action on H.R. 4001: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects U.S. agencies that fund foreign aid, security work, or detention arrangements with El Salvador. It also affects contractors, programs, and groups whose work could support CECOT, even indirectly. People transported from the United States to El Salvador could also be affected because U.S. funds could not pay for their detention there.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it decides whether U.S. tax dollars can support a foreign prison tied to human rights concerns. It would reduce U.S. financial ties to CECOT and related detention work in El Salvador. It could also affect foreign aid, security cooperation, contracts, and any arrangement involving people moved from the United States to Salvadoran prisons.

Key provisions in H.R. 4001

• U.S. federal money could not help build, maintain, expand, or run CECOT. The ban covers both direct support and indirect support.
• The ban also covers training, equipment, infrastructure, and services. It applies when they are meant for CECOT or connected to the prison.
• Federal money could not go to any group, program, or activity that helps CECOT keep running or grow.
• U.S. funds could not pay to detain people sent from the United States to El Salvador. This applies at CECOT and at any other prison there, regardless of immigration status.
• Unused federal money already promised for these banned purposes would be taken back permanently. It would not just be paused or frozen.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 4001

What is H.R. 4001?

U.S. money could not support CECOT or pay for detention in El Salvador of people sent from the United States. Unused funds already set aside for those purposes would be taken back permanently.

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