Bill would require State Department report on Taliban treatment of women
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Sponsor: Sydney Kamlager-Dove · Representative · CA
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Official title: Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act
119th Congress
Topics: Security & foreign affairs
Introduced:
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The bill requires a State Department report assessing whether Taliban restrictions on Afghan women constitute crimes against humanity or torture.
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What does this do?
The bill requires the Secretary of State to write a report on Taliban restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan since August 2021. The report must determine whether these restrictions constitute crimes against humanity, torture under the Convention against Torture, or gross violations of human rights under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. It must be delivered to House and Senate committees within 180 days of becoming law.
Who does it affect?
The State Department would research and write the report; members of Congress would receive it to inform future U.S.-Afghanistan policy decisions.
Why does it matter?
The legal determinations could shape future U.S. diplomatic and foreign policy responses toward the Taliban, though the bill itself creates no sanctions or aid programs.
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Based on the “Introduced in House” text of Feb 25, 2026.
After that text, a committee agreed on Mar 26, 2026 to send the bill to the full chamber with changes. This plain-language version may not reflect them.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2026
- House committeeYou are here · Mar 26, 2026
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
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