Text of Senate Amendment 4458

Text of Senate Amendment 4458

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 48 (Tuesday, March 17, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1145] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4458. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 3183, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to improve safety standards for wildland firefighters, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. _____. REPORT. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the House of Representatives, and make available on the public website of the Department, a report that includes the following information: (1) All records reflecting or relating to communications between any official of the Office of the Pardon Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, or Office of the Deputy Attorney General of the Department of Justice and any White House official regarding the December 1, 2025, formal pardon of Mr. Juan Orlando Hernandez, former President of Honduras, who was convicted of drug trafficking and related crimes and sentenced to 45 years in prison. (2) Any records in the possession of the Department corroborating any claim that the prosecution of Mr. Hernandez was politically motivated or otherwise unsupported by evidence of criminal conduct. (3) Any evidence of legal errors, procedural defects, or evidentiary insufficiencies in the prosecution or conviction of Mr. Hernandez. (4) A narrative description of how any evidence exonerating Mr. Hernandez overcomes the weight of the evidence introduced at trial, such as-- (A) pictures of Mr. Hernandez with drug traffickers at the 2010 World Cup despite his claims he did not know them; (B) the audio recordings of members of the MS-13 gang discussing their payments to Mr. Hernandez; (C) the ledgers of the trafficker-witness who was murdered in prison; and (D) phone data showing co-conspirators physically visited the presidential palace of Mr. Hernandez at least twice. (5) A summary of the timeline of the Federal law enforcement investigation into Mr. Hernandez and his associates. (6) A detailed description of the role of Mr. Emil Bove in the investigation, prosecution, and conviction of Mr. Hernandez and his associates. ______