S. 226 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jan 23, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryStrategy to prevent foreign support for Taliban
The bill directs the State Department to create and carry out a plan to stop foreign countries and organizations from giving money or resources to the Taliban. The State Department would use its foreign assistance programs to push back against this support. The department must also report to Congress on which countries and organizations are helping the Taliban, how the U.S. is working against it, and details about U.S. cash assistance programs in Afghanistan and the Afghan central bank.
How it affects you
This bill doesn't create direct changes in daily life for most Americans. It mainly shapes how the State Department operates behind the scenes and what information it reports to Congress about efforts to limit financial support reaching the Taliban.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jan 23, 2025)
No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act
This 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).
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 226
A BILL
No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act
Sponsor: Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · Introduced Jan 23, 2025 · International Affairs · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 23, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.”
Sections
Sections · 5
- Sec. 1Short titleNo change
- Sec. 2DefinitionsNo change
- Sec. 3Strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the TalibanNo change
- Sec. 4Report on direct cash assistance programs in AfghanistanNo change
- Sec. 5Report on status of Afghan FundNo change