[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 547 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 547

 Calling for the continued support of Afghan women and girls after the 
                      drawdown of American troops.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 2021

  Ms. Manning (for herself, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Wild, Ms. Salazar, Ms. Dean, Mr. Meijer, 
     Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. 
 Auchincloss, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Jackson 
Lee, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Titus, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jacobs of 
 California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Soto, Ms. Meng, 
   Ms. Schrier, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Kilmer) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Calling for the continued support of Afghan women and girls after the 
                      drawdown of American troops.

Whereas President Biden has announced the United States will withdraw all United 
        States forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021;
Whereas the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban are currently engaged in a 
        peace negotiation process;
Whereas decades of conflict and the emergence of the Taliban in the 1990s 
        sharply diminished the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan;
Whereas women and girls in Afghanistan suffered enormous anguish under Taliban 
        rule;
Whereas the Taliban government brutally oppressed women, including by 
        prohibiting women and girls from attending school, banning women from 
        working, and perpetrating egregious acts of violence such as rape;
Whereas, following the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and subsequent overthrow of 
        the Taliban government, opportunities for women in Afghanistan have 
        dramatically improved;
Whereas Afghan women are now able to vote, attend school, work, and run for 
        elected office;
Whereas Afghan women have assumed leadership roles such as ministers, provincial 
        governors, judges, police officers, members of Parliament, and 
        journalists, and are an important part of Afghan civil society;
Whereas Afghan women and girls tragically remain targets of violence, recently 
        illustrated on May 8, 2021, when terrorists killed at least 85 people 
        and wounded more than 100 people in three explosions near a high school 
        for girls in Kabul;
Whereas the Taliban's history of brutality against women and the absence of 
        significant female representation throughout negotiations have created 
        concern for the future of women in Afghanistan; and
Whereas President Biden has pledged the United States will ``continue to support 
        the rights of Afghan women and girls by maintaining significant 
        humanitarian and development assistance'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns acts of violence against Afghan women and 
        girls and any effort to limit the ability of women and girls to 
        vote, work, obtain an education or otherwise participate in the 
        civic affairs of Afghanistan;
            (2) commits to continued assistance to support the 
        advancement of women's and girls' education and access to 
        employment and their full participation in Afghan society; and
            (3) urges the Administration to ensure that Afghan women, 
        youth, and other marginalized groups including from rural and 
        urban provinces are meaningfully participating and engaging in 
        all peace talks.
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