HRES 616
118th Congress
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Afghanistan
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Human rights
Religion
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War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Women's rights
Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and…
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May 22, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
May 22, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 26, 2023
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.
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced in House
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This resolution condemns the Taliban’s ongoing human rights abuses against women and girls, members of religious and ethnic minorities, and members of other vulnerable groups in Afghanistan. It also encourages the Department of State to consider determining whether the Taliban have committed crimes against humanity in connection to their treatment of women and girls.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
57
D
Thanedar, Shri
D
Landsman, Greg
D
Carter, Troy A.
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Raskin, Jamie
Ruppersberger, C.
D
Meng, Grace
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Castro, Joaquin
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Stanton, Greg
R
Bacon, Don
Jackson, Jeff
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Davis, Donald G.
D
Moulton, Seth
Wenstrup, Brad
D
Bera, Ami
D
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
R
Lee, Laurel M.
Manning, Kathy
D
Sherman, Brad
D
Amo, Gabe
Allred, Colin
R
Baird, James R.
R
Kean, Thomas H.
R
LaLota, Nick
R
Nunn, Zachary
R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
D
Kim, Andy
D
Frankel, Lois
D
Craig, Angie
R
Huizenga, Bill
Blumenauer, Earl
Phillips, Dean
Spanberger, Abigail
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
R
Kim, Young
R
Lawler, Michael
Peltola, Mary
D
Schiff, Adam B.
R
Smith, Christopher H.
R
McCormick, Richard
R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
R
Wagner, Ann
D
Keating, William R.
D
Peters, Scott H.
D
Ross, Deborah K.
D
Costa, Jim
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 616: Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and expressing support for any Afghans who assisted in the United States mission in Afghanistan.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-616/
"H. Res. 616: Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and expressing support for any Afghans who assisted in the United States mission in Afghanistan.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-616/.
H. Res. 616, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-616/.
[H. Res. 616: Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and expressing support for any Afghans who assisted in the United States mission in Afghanistan.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-616/)