Taliban Sanctions Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 5/31/2023
Actions
- 2023-05-31Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2023-05-31Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-31 (00)
Taliban Sanctions Act of 2023
This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on certain individuals related to Afghanistan. Specifically, the President must impose certain sanctions on foreign persons, including members of the Taliban, who (1) have directly or indirectly provided support for terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan; (2) are responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Afghanistan; or (3) play a significant role in or provide support to international narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan. Required sanctions include, for example, property blocking and ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole into the United States.
The Department of State shall use the voice and vote of the United States at the United Nations to maintain sanctions on the Taliban imposed pursuant to certain Security Council resolutions.
Cosponsors (18)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
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