US Congress House Bill 2060 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on April 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-03 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits funds made available to the Department of Defense for FY2019 from being used to reduce the number of U.S. Armed Forces members deployed in Afghanistan to below 10,000 unless the Office of the Director of National Intelligence certifies that Taliban leaders have (1) rejected Al Qaeda by name, (2) committed not to fight alongside or have any affiliation with Al Qaeda, and (3) agreed to various conditions such as committing to protecting the rights of women and girls and supporting the Afghan Constitution. The Department of State shall provide briefings to Congress every 30 days regarding any ongoing talks with the Afghan government or the Taliban and the effect of such talks on Armed Forces in Afghanistan.

Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Act

Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]	Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL]
Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2019-04-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2019-04-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2060/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2060/BILLS-116hr2060ih.pdf