H.Res. 616: Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and expressing support for any Afghans who assisted in the United States mission in Afghanistan.
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H.Res. 616: Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and expressing support for any Afghans who assisted in the United States mission in Afghanistan.
118th Congress · introduced 2023-07-26 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-07-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and expressing support for any Afghans who assisted in the United States mission in Afghanistan.
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Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and expressing support for any Afghans who assisted in the United States mission in Afghanistan.
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Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · 63 cosponsors
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Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), James A. Himes (D-CT), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Young Kim (R-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Angie Craig (D-MN), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), James R. Baird (R-IN), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Laurel M. Lee (R-FL), Ami Bera (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and 3 more.
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] reported raising $4.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Sources
- Official summary
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hres616.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hres>
Record fed-us-cong118-hres616 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118