H.R. 7343

Referred to Committee

Afghanistan Partnership and Transparency Act

Introduced 6/25/2020•116th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

6/25/2020 • House

Summary

Afghanistan Partnership and Transparency Act

This bill prohibits, until a specified report describing the impacts of the intended withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan is submitted to Congress, amounts appropriated for FY2020 or FY2021 from being obligated or expended for any activity having either of the following effects (1) reducing the total number of Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan below the lesser of 8,000 or the total number deployed as of the enactment of this bill. or (2) reducing the total number of Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan below 5,000.

Introduced in House • 6/25/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security

AfghanistanAlliancesAsiaCollective securityCongressional oversightDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHuman rightsIranMiddle EastMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyMilitary readinessPakistanSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorism