AFGHANISTAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

Amendments

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), S3596, S3616 [21JY], S3643 [25JY], S3699 [26JY], S3809 [1AU], S3846, S3848, S3850 [2AU]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), consideration (H. Res. 1224), H5990 [13JY]

Appointments

Afghanistan War Commission, S958 [2MR], S2078 [7AP], S2228 [28AP], H1143 [25FE], H7543 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to those who led and served during first Task Force Pineapple mission to, directly and indirectly, help Americans and Afghan special operators and their families (see H.R. 6879), H1206 [1MR]

Committee on the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan (Senate, Select): establish (see S. Res. 763), S4620 [14SE]

Cottle Centanni Post Office Building, Yorba Linda, CA: designate (see H.R. 6631), H1012 [7FE]

Da Afghanistan Bank: transfer seized assets to U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (see H.R. 8219), H5878 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: modify position of coordinator for detained Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) members and relevant displaced populations in Syria and address humanitarian and security crisis at camps (see S. 4996), S5225 [28SE]

——— prohibit transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Afghanistan (see S. 4491), S3160 [23JN] (see H.R. 8280), H5930 [1JY]

——— transfer warehoused weapons, equipment, and additional defense support capabilities originally intended for Afghan Security Forces to Ukraine in response to Russian invasion (see S. 3780), S1059 [8MR]

Dept. of Education: authorize programs to provide college scholarships and educational support to women and girls who have escaped Afghanistan and come to U.S. (see H.R. 7709), H4796 [10MY]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), consideration (see H. Res. 1224), H6334 [13JY]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 98), H6335 [13JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering U.S. (see S. 5118), S6779 [17NO]

——— verify personal and biometric information of Afghan evacuees and require such information to receive Federal assistance, and declassify intelligence on withdrawal of Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see S. 3759), S991 [3MR]

Dept. of State: designate Afghanistan as state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 9095), H8370 [30SE]

——— further surge capacity to better support special immigrant visa applicants who are nationals of Afghanistan (see H.R. 8628), H7538 [29JY]

——— report to Congress on evacuation operations in Afghanistan (see H.R. 6418), H216 [18JA]

——— submit to Congress classified dissent cables relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see S. 3681), S785 [17FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: determine if there are reasonable grounds to conclude that there is primary money laundering concern in connection with Afghan illicit finance (see H.R. 6511), H307 [28JA]

——— study Chinese support for Afghan illicit finance (see H.R. 6524), H307 [28JA]

Foreign policy: request President and direct Sec. of State to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to certain aspects of U.S. withdrawal (see H. Res. 1240), H6922 [20JY]

——— support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (see S. 4787), S4214 [6AU] (see H.R. 8685), H7556 [9AU]

Human rights: recognize growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, LGBTQI persons, and allies and express need to protect such populations under Taliban rule (see S. Res. 513), S707 [15FE] (see H. Res. 926), H1124 [15FE]

Immigration: provide for admission, protection, and processing of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals in Western Hemisphere, and modify certain special immigrant visa programs (see S. 5353), S9779 [21DE] (see H.R. 9685), H10055 [22DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: provide notification to Congress of abandoned U.S. military equipment used in terrorist attacks (see S. 3657), S753 [16FE]

——— submit report relative to analyses of military will to fight and national will to fight relative to Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Iraq (see H.R. 8560), H7404 [28JY]

Strategic materials: prohibit use of rare earth minerals originating from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in U.S.-sold and manufactured components (see H.R. 6859), H1175 [28FE]

Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, Schaumburg, IL: designate (see H.R. 6386), H78 [12JA]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), House amendment, S3627 [25JY], S3731 [27JY]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6386, Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, Schaumburg, IL, H4845 [11MY]

Memorandums

Abbey Gate AR15-6 Investigation: Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., 3d Army/ARCENT, S3740 [27JY]

Directing U.S. Army Central To Conduct an Army Regulation 15-6 Investigation Into the Facts and Circumstances Surrounding the Attack at Abbey Gate, Hamid Karzai International Airport on 26 August 2021: James J. Malloy, U.S. Central Command, S3230 [12JY]

Findings and Recommendations—Attack Against U.S. Forces Conducting Non-combatant Evacuation Operation at Hamid Karzai International Airport on 26 August 2021: Dept. of the Army, 3d Expeditionary Sustainment Command, S3230 [12JY], S3265–S3267 [13JY], S3304–S3306 [14JY], S3333–S3335 [18JY], S3367–S3369 [19JY], S3537 [20JY], S3605–S3607 [21JY]

Report of Proceedings by Investigating Officer—Attack Against U.S. Forces Conducting Non-combatant Evacuation Operation at Hamid Karzai International Airport on 26 August 2021: Ronald P. Clark, 3d Army/ARCENT, S3739 [27JY]

Motions

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), S3596 [21JY], S3731 [27JY], S3846, S3848, S3850 [2AU], H6024 [13JY]

Remarks in House

Alicea, Idaliz: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1251 [12DE]

Apfel, Cody: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1229 [7DE]

Arcidiacono, Alexander: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1227 [7DE]

Biden, President: decision to remove troops from Afghanistan, H925 [3FE], H1344 [8MR], H6669 [15JY], H8106–H8108 [22SE], H8362 [30SE], E854 [16AU]

——— evaluation of administration, H22 [11JA], H208–H214 [18JA], H240, H243, H250 [19JA], H255, H256 [20JA], H1090 [9FE], H1181 [1MR], H3835 [18MR], E858 [16AU]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Afghanistan, H245 [19JA], H272 [20JA]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, H339 [2FE], H1217 [2MR], E324 [30MR]

Corvin, Ryan: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1231 [7DE]

Dela Cruz, Drew: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1239 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: develop plan to reimburse servicemembers and veterans who expended personal funds to evacuate former translators, interpreters, security contractors, pilots, and other Afghan allies out of Afghanistan, H6264 [13JY]

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), H6001–H6025 [13JY], H6612 [14JY], H7414–H7416 [29JY]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), consideration (H. Res. 1224), H5983–H5993 [13JY], E789 [27JY]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 98), H6025 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: brief Congress on identification and analysis of Chinese economic, commercial, and financial connections to Afghanistan which fuel both Chinese and Taliban interests, H6583 [14JY]

——— conduct analysis of humanitarian impact of confiscation of assets of Afghanistan’s central bank and impact on political power of China, H932, H933 [3FE]

Dillman, Jedd: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1230 [7DE]

Dunahoe, Katelyn: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1232 [7DE]

Eda, Jeremy: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1227 [7DE]

Foreign policy: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (H.R. 8685), E831 [9AU]

Heiser, Kimberly: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1241 [8DE]

Hernandez, Mario: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1242 [8DE]

Human rights: recognize growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, LGBTQI persons, and allies and express need to protect such populations under Taliban rule (H. Res. 926), E149 [15FE]

Jensen, Brandon: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1254 [12DE]

Keefer, Matthew: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1247 [12DE]

Lobban, Deniece: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1243 [8DE]

Lunning, Katie: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1236 [8DE], E1309 [15DE]

Mason, E-Quantay: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1252 [12DE]

Montiague, Raul: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1228 [7DE]

Newman, Matthew: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1235 [8DE]

Orellana, Katherine R.: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1249 [12DE]

Raucci, Michael: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1259 [12DE]

Sanchez, Alexis: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1240 [8DE]

Scaparrotti, Curtis (Mike): 82d Airborne Division Hall of Fame inductee, E990 [28SE]

Smith, Courtney: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1254 [12DE]

Street, William: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1232 [7DE]

Stuppy, David: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1230 [7DE]

Traylor, Pete: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1237 [8DE]

Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, Schaumburg, IL: designate (H.R. 6386), H4786 [10MY]

Vitale, Dominick: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1238 [8DE]

Williams, Matthew: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1244 [8DE]

Yacos, Spencer: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1229 [7DE]

Remarks in Senate

al-Zawahiri, Ayman: tribute to U.S. intelligence and military mission leading to death in Afghanistan, S3838, S3840 [2AU]

Biden, President: decision to remove troops from Afghanistan, S12 [4JA], S170 [12JA], S629 [10FE], S726 [16FE], S764 [17FE], S1042, S1044 [8MR], S1825 [29MR], S1891 [31MR], S2070 [7AP], S2877 [9JN], S3229, S3230 [12JY], S3265 [13JY], S3304 [14JY], S3333 [18JY], S3367 [19JY], S3537 [20JY], S3605 [21JY], S3732, S3739 [27JY], S3877, S3894 [3AU], S4499 [8SE], S7121 [13DE]

——— evaluation of administration, S847, S850, S851–S854 [1MR], S2308 [4MY], S5118 [28SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S2570–S2572 [18MY], S4560 [13SE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Middle East, S3877 [3AU]

——— State of the Union Message, S923, S926–S928 [2MR]

Center for Civilians in Conflict: anniversary, S10079 [22DE]

Committee on the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan (Senate, Select): establish (S. Res. 763), S7121, S7122 [13DE]

——— establish (S. Res. 763), unanimous-consent request, S7121 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: transfer warehoused weapons, equipment, and additional defense support capabilities originally intended for Afghan Security Forces to Ukraine in response to Russian invasion, S1728 [23MR]

Dept. of Education: improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), S800 [17FE], S3596 [21JY]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), House amendment, S3627 [25JY], S3661, S3662, S3684 [26JY], S3715, S3731, S3733, S3734 [27JY], S3750, S3761–S3763 [28JY], S3795, S3797–S3799 [1AU], S3838, S3840, S3842, S3844–S3853 [2AU], S4055 [6AU], S4434 [6SE]

——— improve Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and Children of Fallen Heroes Grant Pell Grant programs (S. 3373), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S3842 [2AU]

Foreign policy: support nationals who supported U.S. mission, vet parolees, adjust status of certain nationals, and provide special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of Armed Forces members (S. 4787), S9602 [20DE], S9735, S9736, S9738, S9752, S9753 [21DE]

Frerichs, Mark: call for immediate release, S399 [31JA]

——— release, S4810 [19SE]

Immigration: expedite special immigrant visa process for certain Afghan allies, S3910 [3AU]

Qatar: express appreciation for efforts to assist U.S. during Operation Allies Refuge (S. Res. 390), S2737 [26MY]

Taliban: anniversary of takeover, S3910 [3AU]

Trindle, Kristen: Bronze Star recipient, S2178 [27AP]

Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, Schaumburg, IL: designate (H.R. 6386), S7282, S7283 [19DE]

World Refugee Day: observance, S3017 [21JN]

Reports filed

Express Appreciation to Qatar for Efforts To Assist U.S. During Operation Allies Refuge: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 390), S2663 [24MY]

Request President and Direct Sec. of State To Transmit Documents to House of Representatives Relative to Certain Aspects of U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H. Res. 1240) (H. Rept. 117–480), H8009 [20SE]

Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 4996), S7030 [7DE]

Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, Schaumburg, IL: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 6386), S4044 [4AU]

Texts of

H.R. 6386, Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building, Schaumburg, IL, H4786 [10MY]

S. 3373, Protecting Our Gold Star Families Education Act, S800 [17FE]

S. 3657, Office of the Director of National Intelligence notification to Congress of abandoned U.S. military equipment used in terrorist attacks, S754 [16FE]

S. 3681, Dept. of State submission of classified dissent cables to Congress relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, S788 [17FE]

S. Res. 513, recognize growing threats in Afghanistan against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, LGBTQI persons, and allies and express need to protect such populations under Taliban rule, S710 [15FE]

S. Res. 763, Senate Select Committee on the Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution, S4621–S4623 [14SE]