AFGHANISTAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

Announcements

Moment of silence in remembrance of servicemembers killed in terrorist bombing in Afghanistan, H4209 [29AU]

Bills and resolutions

Afghan Allies Protection Act: authorize additional special immigrant visas, require strategy for efficient processing, and establish designated senior special immigrant visa coordinating officials (see S. 1786), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 3808), H2740 [5JN]

Armed Forces: clarify and limit Presidential exercise of national security powers relative to use of military force and repeal War Powers Resolution and existing authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 4928), H4029 [26JY]

——— ensure that certain members who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service (see S. 2014), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 1753), H1408 [23MR]

Austin, Sec. of Defense: impeachment (see H. Res. 666), H4205 [25AU]

Committee on Afghanistan (Joint, Select): establish (see S. 170), S172 [31JA]

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. 356), S312 [9FE] (see H.R. 4078), H2884 [13JN]

Dept. of State: declassify and publish materials relating to Afghanistan withdrawal (see H.R. 5006), H4139 [27JY]

——— further surge capacity to better support special immigrant visa applicants who are nationals of Afghanistan (see H.R. 6904), H7007 [22DE]

——— require reciprocity from certain countries relative to reporting of official meetings with State and local officials (see S. 3405), S5750 [5DE]

——— require report on payments provided to Taliban and congressional review of agreements signed with Taliban (see H.R. 6617), H6207 [6DE]

——— submit plan to reimburse personal funds expended to evacuate American citizens, American lawful permanent residents, and Afghan allies from Afghanistan (see H.R. 4517), H3176 [10JY]

——— submit to Congress classified dissent cables relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see S. 1583), S1624 [11MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: study Chinese support for Afghan illicit finance (see H.R. 4765), H3886 [20JY]

Farmer, Samuel: tribute (see S. Res. 457), S5427 [8NO]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions and other measures relative to Taliban (see S. 3182), S5315 [1NO]

——— impose sanctions on foreign persons engaging in transactions in Afghanistan rare earth minerals (see H.R. 690), H576 [31JA]

——— require strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries to Taliban (see H.R. 6586), H6143 [5DE]

——— support nationals who supported U.S. mission, adjust status for eligible individuals, support at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain Armed Forces members, and reform parole process (see S. 2324), S2461 [13JY]

——— 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. 2327), S2461 [13JY] (see H.R. 4627), H3574 [13JY]

——— support people, condemn human rights violations and specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and support Afghans who assisted in U.S. mission in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 616), H4030 [26JY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions with respect to Taliban (see S. 1768), S1843 [31MY]

GAO: report on economic effects of withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2709), H1885 [19AP]

IMF: prevent allocation of U.S. funding for Special Drawing Rights to Taliban or countries that are perpetrators of genocide or state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 689), H576 [31JA]

Joint Base Charleston, SC: tribute to mobility airmen who received Distinguished Service Cross for heroic efforts during Operation Allies Refuge in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 504), H2884 [13JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: modify scope (see H.R. 6247), H5466 [6NO]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and Ukraine Aid: establish (see S. 2552), S3620 [26JY]

Specialist Justin Dean Coleman Memorial Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 1823), H1526 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Anderson, Kyle: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E83 [1FE]

Biden, President: decision to remove troops from Afghanistan, H318 [25JA], H1444 [27MR], H2040 [26AP], H2077 [27AP]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, H5463 [6NO]

——— State of the Union Message, H769 [8FE]

Calderon, Dominic: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E85 [1FE]

Committee on Oversight and Accountability (House): Biden Administration’s Disastrous Withdrawal from Afghanistan hearing, H1898 [20AP]

Dept. of Defense: produce documents and after action reports for decisions surrounding withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and evacuation of Bagram Airbase, H3558–H3560 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding for, or removal of sanctions against, Taliban in Afghanistan, H3553–H3555 [13JY]

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. 4627), E670 [13JY]

Foster, Silva: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E82 [1FE]

Geller, Michael: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E371 [27AP]

Gonzalez-Furman, Dennis: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E368 [27AP]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: decision to remove troops from Afghanistan, S1126 [17AP]

——— evaluation of administration, S1687–S1689 [17MY], S1989 [7JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, S1686 [17MY], S1964 [6JN], S5094 [19OC]

——— State of the Union Message, S247 [7FE]

Committee on Afghanistan (Joint, Select): establish, S987 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S107 [26JA]

Farmer, Samuel: tribute (S. Res. 457), S5432 [8NO], S5496 [14NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S5068 [18OC]

——— 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, S3445–S3447 [20JY], S3514–S3517 [25JY], S3566–S3570 [26JY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and Ukraine Aid: establish, S3728 [27JY]

Reports filed

Exposing China’s Support for the Taliban Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4765) (H. Rept. 118–328), H6996 [19DE]

Texts of

S. 1583, submit to Congress classified Dept. of State dissent cables relative to withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, S1629 [11MY]

S. Res. 457, tribute to Samuel Farmer, S5431 [8NO]