Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Biden Administration should continue to block all assets of the Government of Afghanistan that are held in accounts of United States financial institutions to ensure the Taliban does not have access to such assets.

Bill: 117-hres-627
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2021-09-10
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan

Asia

Bank accounts, deposits, capital

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Foreign aid and international relief

Foreign and international banking

Foreign property

Sanctions

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution states that the President should continue to block the assets of the government of Afghanistan that are held in U.S. financial institutions to ensure that the Taliban does not have access to such assets. </p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 627 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2021 Mr. Cawthorn (for himself, Mr. Posey , and Mr. Weber of Texas ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on 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 RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Biden Administration should continue to block all assets of the Government of Afghanistan that are held in accounts of United States financial institutions to ensure the Taliban does not have access to such assets.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) the United States does not negotiate with international terrorists organizations or persons acting on their behalf, the United States does not pay ransoms to such organizations or persons, and the United States does not provide foreign aid to such organizations or persons; and (2) the Biden Administration should continue to block all assets of the Government of Afghanistan that are held in accounts of United States financial institutions to ensure the Taliban does not have access to such assets.