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HRES 599 117th Congress House International Affairs Afghanistan Alliances Asia Conflicts and wars Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Emergency planning and evacuation Military command and structure Military operations and strategy Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

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

Introduced: August 23, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Aug 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 23, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution states that the United States stands firm in its commitment to protect U.S. citizens and allies in Afghanistan. It also calls on the President to provide a plan to safely evacuate all U.S. citizens from Afghanistan.

What's happening now August 23, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 6
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Aug 23, 2021
Cawthorn, Madison
· Aug 23, 2021
Hartzler, Vicky
· Aug 23, 2021
Johnson, Bill
· Aug 23, 2021
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Aug 23, 2021
McKinley, David
· Aug 23, 2021
Mooney, Alexander
· Aug 23, 2021
 R
Moore, Barry
Alabama · Aug 23, 2021
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Aug 23, 2021
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Aug 23, 2021
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Aug 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 599: Expressing the need to safely evacuate United States citizens and allies from Afghanistan.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-599/
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"H. Res. 599: Expressing the need to safely evacuate United States citizens and allies from Afghanistan.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-599/.
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H. Res. 599, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-599/.
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