To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress daily reports on the evacuation of citizens and permanent residents of the United States from Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Aug 23, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedAug 23, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report daily on the efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents from Afghanistan until the President certifies to Congress that all such individuals who sought evacuation have been evacuated. Until such certification is submitted, DOD may not use FY2021 funds for activity which would have the effect of reducing the total number of service members deployed to Afghanistan, except in specified circumstances.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 24, 2021 to Sep 3, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Sep 3, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Aug 23, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Aug 23, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4363–H4365, H4367, H4369, H4370 | Brian J. Mast R-FL, Jake Ellzey R-TX, Joe Neguse D-CO, Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Michael Waltz R-FL, Michelle Fischbach R-MN, Mike Gallagher R-WI, Mike Rogers R-AL, Steve Scalise R-LA | Aug 24, 2021 |
| House | Lists H4354H.R. 5071–5084 | — | Aug 23, 2021 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 149, August 23, 2021, page H4354.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress daily reports on the evacuation of citizens and permanent residents of the United States from Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Asia
- Aviation and airports
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Defense spending
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military facilities and property
- Military operations and strategy
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 23, 2021Introduced in House
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.
