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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6871 
To prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2025 
Ms. MACE (for herself, Mr. BURCHETT, and Mr. OGLES) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of 
Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing the Rec-
ognition of Terrorist States Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
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(1) to not recognize the Islamic Emirate of Af-
ghanistan, which is controlled by the Taliban, as the 
official Government of Afghanistan under any cir-
cumstances; 
(2) to view the Taliban’s takeover of Afghani-
stan as a coup d’e´tat and therefore illegitimate; and 
(3) to recognize that individuals designated as 
terrorists by the United States, such as Sirajuddin 
Haqqani, will play a key role in the Taliban regime. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ACTIONS RECOGNIZING THE IS-
LAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the policy set 
forth in section 2, no Federal department or agency may 
take any action or extend any assistance that states or 
implies recognition of the Taliban’s claim of sovereignty 
over Afghanistan. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no Federal funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available for the Department of State, the 
United States Agency for International Development, or 
the Department of Defense on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended to 
prepare or promulgate any policy, guidance, regulation, 
notice, or Executive order, or to otherwise implement, ad-
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minister, or enforce any policy, that extends diplomatic 
recognition to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANI-
STAN AS A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall des-
ignate the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a State 
sponsor of terrorism. 
(b) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means 
a country the government of which the Secretary of State 
has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts 
of international terrorism, for purposes of— 
(1) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Con-
trol 
Reform 
Act 
of 
2018 
(50 
U.S.C. 
4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 
(2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 
(3) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 
(4) any other provision of law. 
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SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF THE TALIBAN AS A FOREIGN TER-
RORIST ORGANIZATION. 
The Secretary of State shall designate the Taliban 
as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
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