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SRES 359 117th Congress Senate International Affairs Afghanistan Asia Foreign aid and international relief International organizations and cooperation Multilateral development programs Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Terrorism

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should designate the Afghan Taliban as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, freeze all assets of the Government of Afghanistan…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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: September 21, 2021 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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This resolution states that the Senate 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 September 14, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6503-6504)

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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Sep 21, 2021
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 359: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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-SRES-359/
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"S. Res. 359: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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-SRES-359/.
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S. Res. 359, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-359/.
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[S. Res. 359: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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-SRES-359/)
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