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Ensuring a Durable Afghanistan Peace Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2953| Senate 
| Updated: 11/21/2019
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (3)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ensuring a Durable Afghanistan Peace Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of State and the President to report on any agreement with Taliban officials and the peace process in Afghanistan. Specifically, the bill requires the State Department to submit to Congress any agreement with Taliban officials related to counterterrorism assurances by the Taliban, U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, and the status of intra-Afghan negotiations and a comprehensive cease-fire. Following the finalization of an agreement with Taliban officials, the State Department must report on Taliban officials' compliance with obligations and commitments under the agreement, whether Taliban officials and the Haqqani Network have broken ties with Al Qaeda, the viability of the intra-Afghan governing agreement, and whether the terms of the cease-fire are being met by all sides in the conflict. In addition, the President must submit a biannual report assessing whether key tenets of such agreement with Taliban officials are preserved and honored.
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Timeline
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Nov 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • November 21, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 21, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

AfghanistanAlliancesAsiaCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationMinority educationNews media and reportingRacial and ethnic relationsRule of law and government transparencySovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's rights

Ensuring a Durable Afghanistan Peace Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2953| Senate 
| Updated: 11/21/2019
Ensuring a Durable Afghanistan Peace Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of State and the President to report on any agreement with Taliban officials and the peace process in Afghanistan. Specifically, the bill requires the State Department to submit to Congress any agreement with Taliban officials related to counterterrorism assurances by the Taliban, U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, and the status of intra-Afghan negotiations and a comprehensive cease-fire. Following the finalization of an agreement with Taliban officials, the State Department must report on Taliban officials' compliance with obligations and commitments under the agreement, whether Taliban officials and the Haqqani Network have broken ties with Al Qaeda, the viability of the intra-Afghan governing agreement, and whether the terms of the cease-fire are being met by all sides in the conflict. In addition, the President must submit a biannual report assessing whether key tenets of such agreement with Taliban officials are preserved and honored.
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Timeline
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Nov 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • November 21, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 21, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (3)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AfghanistanAlliancesAsiaCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationMinority educationNews media and reportingRacial and ethnic relationsRule of law and government transparencySovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's rights