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HRES 645 117th Congress House International Affairs Afghanistan Asia Foreign aid and international relief International organizations and cooperation Multilateral development programs Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Terrorism

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should designate the Afghan Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization, freeze all assets of the Government of…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should designate the Afghan Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization, freeze all assets of the Government of Afghanistan held in the United States, and use all authority and influence of the United States Government to prohibit the distribution of funds to the Afghan Taliban by other countries and international institutions and organizations.

Introduced: December 14, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sep 14, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 14, 2021
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This resolution states that the House of Representatives stands with the Afghan people now living under the Afghan Taliban regime. It calls on the Department of State to designate the Afghan Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization. It also states that the Afghan Taliban regime must be denied access to funds held by the U.S. government.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 14, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 645: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should designate the Afghan Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization, freeze all assets of the Government of Afghanistan held in the United States, and use all authority and influence of the United States Government to prohibit the distribution of funds to the Afghan Taliban by other countries and international institutions and organizations.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-645/
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"H. Res. 645: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should designate the Afghan Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization, freeze all assets of the Government of Afghanistan held in the United States, and use all authority and influence of the United States Government to prohibit the distribution of funds to the Afghan Taliban by other countries and international institutions and organizations.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-645/.
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H. Res. 645, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-645/.
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[H. Res. 645: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should designate the Afghan Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization, freeze all assets of the Government of Afghanistan held in the United States, and use all authority and influence of the United States Government to prohibit the distribution of funds to the Afghan Taliban by other countries and international institutions and organizations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-645/)
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