Promoting Peace and Justice for the People of Afghanistan Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 28, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Peace and Justice for the People of Afghanistan Act of 2017
This bill directs the President to submit to Congress a strategy for U.S. engagement in Afghanistan which shall include information on: (1) a negotiated political resolution to the conflict in which the Taliban renounces violence, (2) U.S. troop withdrawal, and (3) diplomatic efforts to promote Afghanistan's long-term stabilization and end its use as a safe haven for proxy forces.
The bill provides funds for: (1) civilian security activities, and (2) governmental and nongovernmental activities that promote peace and justice.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Sep 28, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45329 | Afghanistan: Issues for Congress and Legislation 2017-2020 Archived | Report | Aug 19, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to promote peace and justice in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Promoting Peace and Justice for the People of Afghanistan Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Afghanistan
- Asia
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign property
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- News media and reporting
- Public contracts and procurement
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Terrorism
- Visas and passports
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2017Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
