This bill requires the Secretary of State to prepare and send a report to Congress within 180 days of enactment. The report must describe restrictions the Taliban has imposed on women and girls since August 2021. It must also say whether those restrictions meet any of three legal definitions: (A) crimes against humanity, (B) torture as defined in the Convention against Torture, or (C) gross violations of human rights as defined in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The bill was introduced in the House on February 25, 2026, by Representative Kamlager-Dove and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill status shows it was ordered reported by a recorded vote of 44 to 2 and is listed as in progress.
If enacted, the bill would require the U.S. State Department to give Congress a formal, written description and legal assessment of Taliban restrictions on women and girls since August 2021. The text of the bill itself orders a report; it does not by its text change U.S. law or include new sanctions or aid decisions. No publicly available information on any other direct effects is included in the bill text or provided materials.
No publicly available information on estimated costs or a cost estimate is included in the bill text or provided materials.
The bill text and metadata show the bill’s purpose is to document and legally classify restrictions on women and girls and to send that information to two congressional committees. Sponsors listed in the provided materials include Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Brad Sherman, Aumua Amata Radewagen, Bill Huizenga, Maria Salazar, Randy Fine, Michael Lawler, Darrell Issa, Gregory Meeks, Lois Frankel, and Grace Meng. No publicly available statements from proponents are included in the provided materials.
No publicly available statements or arguments from opponents are included in the provided materials. The provided status shows a recorded procedural vote to report the measure with 44 yeas and 2 nays.