H.R. 5071: To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress daily reports on the evacuation of citizens and permanent residents of the United States from Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-08-23 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-08-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress daily reports on the evacuation of citizens and permanent residents of the United States from Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report daily on the efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents from Afghanistan until the President certifies to Congress that all such individuals who sought evacuation have been evacuated. Until such certification is submitted, DOD may not use FY2021 funds for activity which would have the effect of reducing the total number of service members deployed to Afghanistan, except in specified circumstances.

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To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress daily reports on the evacuation of citizens and permanent residents of the United States from Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · 36 cosponsors

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Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), John Joyce (R-PA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Pete Stauber (R-MN), David Rouzer (R-NC), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), Barry Moore (R-AL), James R. Baird (R-IN), Brian Babin (R-TX), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5071.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5071 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117