Title: Recognizing the dedication and courage of United States veterans, veterans' organizations, and private citizens who have worked and continue to work to evacuate United States persons and vulnerable Afghans from Afghanistan.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This resolution recognizes the dedication and courage of veterans, veterans' organizations, and private citizens who have worked and continue to work to evacuate U.S. persons and vulnerable Afghans from Afghanistan. The resolution also encourages the Department of State and Department of Defense to work with veterans' service organizations and their networks to evacuate those who remain in Afghanistan.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 692 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 692

   Recognizing the dedication and courage of United States veterans, 
   veterans' organizations, and private citizens who have worked and 
   continue to work to evacuate United States persons and vulnerable 
                       Afghans from Afghanistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2021

Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Moore of Utah, 
 Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Kinzinger, 
  Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Young, Mr. Mast, Mr. Kelly of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Owens, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, and Mr. Hice 
 of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees 
on Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the dedication and courage of United States veterans, 
   veterans' organizations, and private citizens who have worked and 
   continue to work to evacuate United States persons and vulnerable 
                       Afghans from Afghanistan.

Whereas, on August 15, 2021, the Government of the Islamic Republic of 
        Afghanistan collapsed, President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, and the 
        Taliban took over the capital city of Kabul;
Whereas, on August 15, 2021, the United States Armed Forces began evacuating 
        tens of thousands of people from Kabul's Hamid Karzai International 
        Airport;
Whereas United States veterans, veterans' organizations, and private citizens 
        immediately mobilized to help Afghan interpreters and their families 
        escape the Taliban-controlled country;
Whereas United States veterans, veterans' organizations, and private citizens 
        utilized their connections throughout the globe through personal and 
        virtual networks to help thousands of vulnerable Afghans escape from 
        Afghanistan; and
Whereas despite the official end to the United States Armed Forces presence in 
        Afghanistan on August 31, 2021, United States veterans, veterans' 
        organizations, and private citizens continue to work to evacuate United 
        States persons and vulnerable Afghans: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the dedication and courage of United States 
        veterans, veterans' organizations, and private citizens who 
        have worked and continue to work to evacuate United States 
        persons and vulnerable Afghans from Afghanistan; and
            (2) encourages the Department of State, the Department of 
        Defense, and other Federal agencies to work with veterans' 
        organizations and their networks to evacuate United States 
        persons and vulnerable Afghans who remain in Afghanistan.
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