Requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress within 180 days on the Taliban's current restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan since August 2021, including whether those restrictions amount to crimes against humanity, torture, or gross violations of human rights.

Official title: Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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Introduced 25-FEB-2026

Referred 25-FEB-2026

Approved by committee 26-MAR-2026

Key points

Requires the Secretary of State to submit the report within 180 days of enactment to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Requires the report to describe Taliban restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan imposed since August 2021.
Requires a determination on whether those restrictions are crimes against humanity, torture, or gross violations of human rights, using the definitions in the Convention against Torture and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

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Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) Cosponsors · 10

■ 6 R■ 4 D

6 Republicans

4 Democrats

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