No More Taxpayer Cash for the Taliban Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9757 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9757 To prohibit the use of Federal funds for direct cash assistance in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 23, 2024 Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Norman, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Crane, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Feenstra, and Mr. Palmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for direct cash assistance in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No More Taxpayer Cash for the Taliban Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Billions of United States taxpayer dollars are being flown into Afghanistan, where they are directly and indirectly benefiting the illegitimate Taliban regime. (2) The sudden and disorganized withdrawal of the United States military presence in Afghanistan ordered by the President in August 2021 destabilized the Afghan National Security Forces, leading to the Taliban taking control of Kabul on August 15, 2021. (3) According to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), since August 2021, the United Nations has purchased and transported at least $2,900,000,000 for use in Afghanistan. (4) As of January 2024, of the $2,900,000,000 that