United States 119th Congress Status: Passed House 28 R cosponsors

HR 260 — No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330.

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This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 09, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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  • Passed House

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  • 28 sponsors

    1 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

No Tax Dollars for Terrorists ActThis bill requires the Department of State to develop and implement a strategy to discourage foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing financial or material support to the Taliban, including by using U.S.-provided foreign assistance to discourage countries and organizations from providing such support to the Taliban.The State Department must report to Congress on (1) foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that have provided financial or material support to the Taliban and U.S. efforts to oppose such support; (2) the strategy to discourage such support and a plan for the strategy's implementation; (3) U.S.-funded direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan; and (4) the Afghan Fund, including Taliban influence over Da Afghanistan Bank (the Afghan central bank).

Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill HR 260 removes the provisions related to a short title and the strategy to oppose foreign assistance to the Taliban, as well as certain aspects of reporting and oversight. This change shifts the focus away from those specific strategies and details, potentially streamlining the content of the bill. The practical effect means that the revised version may have a different emphasis or simplified structure regarding foreign assistance policies and oversight, as it no longer outlines the specific elements previously included.

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260 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
260 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
330 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require a strategy to oppose foreign assistance by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, and for other purposes.
read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations February 10, 2026 Reported by Mr.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
Risch, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require a strategy to oppose foreign assistance by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
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STRATEGY TO OPPOSE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO THE TALIBAN.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) to oppose the provision of foreign assistance by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, particularly those countries and organizations that receive United States-provided foreign assistance;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) to review United States-provided foreign assistance to such foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that have provided foreign assistance to the Taliban.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report identifying, to the extent possible--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that have provided foreign assistance to the Taliban, including--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) the amount of United States-provided foreign assistance each country or organization receives, if any;</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) the amount of foreign assistance each country or organization has provided to the Taliban;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) a description of how the Taliban has utilized such foreign assistance;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) efforts the United States has taken since August 2021 to oppose foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing foreign assistance to the Taliban, particularly those foreign countries and organizations that receive United States-provided foreign assistance.</DELETED> <DELETED> (c) Strategy and Reports.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and implement a strategy to discourage foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing foreign assistance to the Taliban.
The strategy shall include efforts to support Afghan women and girls who are suffering under Taliban edicts, in a way that does not support the Taliban, and efforts to relocate eligible, fully vetted, at- risk Afghans and Afghan allies located inside and outside of Afghanistan to the United States or third countries.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Reports.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) Initial report.--Not later than the date on which the strategy required by paragraph (1) is completed, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the strategy and a plan for its implementation.</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) Subsequent reports.--Not later than days after the date on which the strategy required by paragraph (1) is completed, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of the strategy, including the impact of the strategy in discouraging foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing financial or material support to the Taliban.</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) Additional report.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (i) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the decision to terminate the bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani and other key members of the Haqqani Network under the Rewards for Justice program.</DELETED> <DELETED> (ii) Matters to be included.--The report required by this subparagraph shall include the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> (I) The status of the bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani under the Rewards for Justice program and the rationale for any changes made since September 1, 2021.</DELETED> <DELETED> (II) An identification of members of the Haqqani Network who are Specially Designated Global Terrorists and the status of the designation of the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization.</DELETED> <DELETED> (III) A description of any United States Government engagements with Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, Yahya Haqqani, or the Haqqani Network since September 1, 2021.</DELETED> <DELETED> (IV) Whether new information has emerged relating to the involvement of the Haqqani Network in terrorist attacks targeting the United States Military or United States civilians.</DELETED> <DELETED> (iii) Form.--The report required by this subparagraph shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
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REPORT ON DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN AFGHANISTAN.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on United States Government-funded direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan during the period beginning on August 1, 2021, and ending on the date that is days after the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) shall, with respect to such direct cash assistance programs, include--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) a general description of the types of implementing partners and recipients;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) a description of method of payments;</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) a description of how and where currency exchanges occur;</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) a description of how hawalas are used and the oversight mechanism in place regarding use of hawalas to transfer funds;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (5) a description of how oversight is conducted, including information on how the Department of State prevents the Taliban from accessing cash assistance under such programs.</DELETED> <DELETED> (c) Hawala Defined.--In this section, the term ``hawala''' means a system of transferring money through a network of money lending brokers.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
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REPORT ON STATUS OF AFGHAN FUND.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of the Afghan Fund.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) shall, to the extent possible, include--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) a list of Taliban members working at Da Afghanistan Bank or serving on the Bank's board;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) a description of--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) the Taliban's influence over Da Afghanistan Bank;</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) the Afghan Fund's board of trustees, including how the Fund's trustees were vetted and selected, and what United States agencies were involved in the vetting and selection process;</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) the conditions necessary for funds in the Afghan Fund to be released to Da Afghanistan Bank;</DELETED> <DELETED> (D) how the Afghan Fund's board of trustees will decide on the type and appropriateness of the Fund's activities, including what kind of information will inform the board's decisions and how the board will collect and verify this information;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (E) a description of what controls have been put into place to ensure funds are not diverted to or misused by the Taliban or other actors when the Fund begins making disbursements.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
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APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.</DELETED> <DELETED> In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''' means--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</DELETED> SECTION 1.
The strategy shall include efforts to support Afghan women and girls who are suffering under Taliban edicts, in a way that does not support the Taliban, and efforts to relocate eligible, fully vetted, at-risk Afghans and Afghan allies located inside and outside of Afghanistan to the United States or third countries.
The strategy shall include efforts to support Afghan women and girls who are suffering under Taliban edicts, in a way that does not support the Taliban.
(d) Suspension of Foreign Assistance.--The Secretary of State shall immediately suspend all foreign assistance being sent to any country or nongovernmental organization that has provided assistance to the Taliban, as determined by the Secretary.
and (5) a description of how oversight is conducted, including information on how the Department of State prevents the Taliban from accessing cash assistance under such programs.
(5) concealment of all personally identifiable information of individuals or groups that received United States Government-funded direct cash assistance;
and (6) a description of how oversight is conducted, including information on how the Department of State prevents the Taliban from accessing cash assistance under such programs.
(c) Rescission of Funding for Afghan Reconstruction Activities for Deficit Reduction Purposes.-- (1) Rescission.--There is hereby rescinded all of the unobligated balances from the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for reconstruction activities in Afghanistan through any of the following funds, programs, or accounts:
(A) The Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF).
(B) The Economic Support Fund (ESF).
(C) International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE).
(D) The Commanders' Emergency Response Program (CERP).
(E) Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities (DICDA).
(F) Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA).
(G) International Disaster Assistance (IDA).
(H) Non-Proliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related (NADR).
(I) Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) (J) Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund (AIF) (K) Development Assistance (DA) (L) Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO) (M) Global Health Programs (GHP) (N) Contributions to International Organizations (CIO) (O) U.S.
Agency for Global Media (USAGM) (P) U.S.
International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) (Q) Drug Enforcement Administration (DFC) (R) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) (S) Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs (ECE) (T) USAID-Other (Other) (U) Commodity Credit Corp (CCC) (V) Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) (2) Appropriation.--The amount rescinded under paragraph (1) shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury and be applied to deficit reduction.
SENSE OF CONGRESS OPPOSING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE TALIBAN OR NORMALIZE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE TALIBAN.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should not normalize diplomatic relations with the Taliban unless, at a minimum, the Taliban-- (1) coordinates with the United States to expel al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups located in Afghanistan;
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(2) ceases the taking of United States citizens as hostages and the wrongful detention or persecution of Afghans who-- (A) worked for, or on behalf of, the United States;
(B) served in the Government or security forces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan;
or (C) advocated for good governance or internationally recognized human rights, including the rights of women, girls, and minority groups in Afghanistan;
(3) repeals all edicts and policies prohibiting, and takes demonstrable and consistent action to support, the education, employment, free movement, and free expression of women and girls in Afghanistan;
and (4) repeals all edicts and policies curtailing, and takes demonstrable and consistent action to support and respect, the rights of ethnic, religious, and other minority groups within Afghanistan, including Hazara communities.
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Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2025.
Calendar No.
Attest:
330 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
KEVIN F.
R.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
260 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require a strategy to oppose foreign assistance by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ February 10, 2026 Reported with an amendment
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

  4. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  5. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  6. Mr. Burchett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  7. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2843-2845)

  8. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 260.

  9. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2843-2844)

  10. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2843-2844)

  11. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  12. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  13. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

  14. Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  15. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  16. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  17. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330.

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What does HR 260 do?
No Tax Dollars for Terrorists ActThis bill requires the Department of State to develop and implement a strategy to discourage foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing financial or material support to the Taliban, including by using U.S.-provided foreign assistance to discourage countries and organizations from providing such support to the Taliban.The State Department must report to Congress on (1) foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that have provided financial or material support to the Taliban and U.S. efforts to oppose such support; (2) the strategy to discourage such support and a plan for the strategy's implementation; (3) U.S.-funded direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan; and (4) the Afghan Fund, including Taliban influence over Da Afghanistan Bank (the Afghan central bank).
Who sponsors HR 260?
HR 260 is sponsored by Burchett, Tim (Republican), Greene, Marjorie Taylor (Republican), Mace, Nancy (Republican), Barrett, Tom (Republican), Weber, Randy K. Sr. (Republican), Biggs, Andy (Republican), Luna, Anna Paulina (Republican), Crenshaw, Dan (Republican), Buchanan, Vern (Republican), McCaul, Michael T. (Republican), De La Cruz, Monica (Republican), Boebert, Lauren (Republican), Mills, Cory (Republican), Tenney, Claudia (Republican), Norman, Ralph (Republican), Hamadeh, Abraham J. (Republican), Crane, Elijah (Republican), McDowell, Addison P. (Republican), Baird, James R. (Republican), McCormick, Richard (Republican), Lawler, Michael (Republican), Self, Keith (Republican), Van Orden, Derrick (Republican), Davidson, Warren (Republican), Baumgartner, Michael (Republican), Pfluger, August (Republican), Burlison, Eric (Republican), and Fine, Randy (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 260?
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