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S 2770 117th Congress Senate International Affairs

A bill to require the Secretary of State to designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization.

Introduced: September 21, 2021 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 21, 2021
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Sep 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of State to designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.)

What's happening now September 21, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5333 Related bill Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2021
  • S 2745 Related bill Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2770: A bill to require the Secretary of State to designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2770/
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"S. 2770: A bill to require the Secretary of State to designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2770/.
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S. 2770, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2770/.
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