Prohibition on Funding to CECOT Act

Sponsor: Mark Takano (Democratic-CA)June 12, 2025

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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.

Bans U.S. funds for El Salvador's CECOT prison due to human rights concerns.

This bill would stop all U.S. government money from going to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador called CECOT. This change comes because of reports of inhumane conditions and human rights issues at the prison. It would affect U.S. agencies that might currently or in the future support the prison.

What Would Change

Today, U.S. federal money can be used to support the CECOT prison in El Salvador, and any funds already set aside for it remain available. If this bill becomes law, no U.S. federal money would be allowed to go to the CECOT prison or related activities, and any existing unspent funds for these purposes would be canceled immediately.

Key Provisions

Blocks all U.S. federal money from being used for the construction, upkeep, expansion, or operation of the CECOT prison in El Salvador.
Ends U.S. federal funding for staff training, equipment, infrastructure, or services related to the CECOT prison.
Stops U.S. federal funds from covering the costs of detaining any individuals transported from the United States to El Salvador, whether in the CECOT prison or any other prison in El Salvador.
Cancels any U.S. federal money already set aside for the CECOT prison that hasn't been spent yet.
Requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress within 90 days on past and current U.S. support for the prison and a plan for canceled funds.

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Prohibition on Funding to CECOT Act

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