Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2953
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Ensuring a Durable Afghanistan Peace Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 21, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 21, 2019
Latest Action
Nov 21, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2953
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New Jersey
Republican
Indiana
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Ensuring a Durable Afghanistan Peace Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of State and the President to report on any agreement with Taliban officials and the peace process in Afghanistan.

Specifically, the bill requires the State Department to submit to Congress any agreement with Taliban officials related to counterterrorism assurances by the Taliban, U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, and the status of intra-Afghan negotiations and a comprehensive cease-fire.

Following the finalization of an agreement with Taliban officials, the State Department must report on Taliban officials' compliance with obligations and commitments under the agreement, whether Taliban officials and the Haqqani Network have broken ties with Al Qaeda, the viability of the intra-Afghan governing agreement, and whether the terms of the cease-fire are being met by all sides in the conflict. In addition, the President must submit a biannual report assessing whether key tenets of such agreement with Taliban officials are preserved and honored.

Text (1)
November 21, 2019
Actions (2)
11/21/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
11/21/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 1:46:12 AM