[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 599 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 599

   Expressing the need to safely evacuate United States citizens and 
                        allies from Afghanistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 23, 2021

 Mr. Jacobs of New York (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
 Allen, Mr. Cawthorn, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
 Ohio, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Rutherford, and Mr. Mann) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the need to safely evacuate United States citizens and 
                        allies from Afghanistan.

Whereas following the withdrawal of United States military forces from 
        Afghanistan and the subsequent fall of Kabul to the Taliban, United 
        States citizens and their allies face dire risks to their safety;
Whereas the Biden administration estimates as many as 15,000 United States 
        citizens may remain in Afghanistan;
Whereas tens of thousands of Afghan citizens who aided the United States during 
        the war in Afghanistan also remain in the country;
Whereas the Taliban has retaliated and will continue to retaliate against United 
        States and Afghan citizens;
Whereas there have been multiple reports of Afghan soldiers and interpreters 
        being executed by the Taliban;
Whereas United States citizens requesting help evacuating from Afghanistan were 
        previously told the United States was unable to guarantee their safety;
Whereas the United States had 4,500 troops in the vicinity of Hamid Karzai 
        International Airport as of August 18, 2021; and
Whereas it is the responsibility of the Commander in Chief to ensure the safety 
        of United States citizens abroad and our allies: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) affirms that the United States stands firm in its 
        commitment to protecting United States citizens and our allies 
        in Afghanistan;
            (2) calls on the Commander in Chief to provide a plan to 
        ensure all United States citizens are safely evacuated from 
        Afghanistan; and
            (3) urges the Biden administration to work as expeditiously 
        as possible to rescue Afghan citizens who aided the United 
        States.
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