S.Amdt. 4177

SA 4177, submitted by Ms. Cortez Masto, aims to add a requirement to bill H.R. 6938 for the Department of Justice to produce a public report.

The purpose of this amendment is to hold the government accountable by requiring the Department of Justice to provide specific information to various Senate and House committees and the public regarding the December 1, 2025, formal pardon of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez.

The report must include:

• All records of communications between White House officials and officials from the Office of the Pardon Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, or Office of the Deputy Attorney General concerning the pardon.

• Any records suggesting the prosecution of Mr. Hernandez was unsupported by evidence or politically motivated.

• Evidence of any procedural defects, legal errors, or evidentiary insufficiencies in the conviction or prosecution.

• A description of how exonerating evidence overcomes trial evidence, such as phone data of co-conspirators visiting the presidential palace, ledgers from a murdered trafficker-witness, audio recordings of MS-13 gang members discussing payments to Mr. Hernandez, and pictures of Mr. Hernandez with drug traffickers at the 2010 World Cup.

• A timeline of the Federal law enforcement investigation into Mr. Hernandez and his associates.

• A detailed description of the role Emil Bove played in the conviction, prosecution, and investigation of Mr. Hernandez and his associates.