119th Congress (2025-2026)

HR 260

No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act

Passed Second Chamber Committee

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US Congress

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

Jurisdiction

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Bill overview

This bill, titled the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, requires the State Department to develop and implement a strategy to discourage foreign countries and organizations from financially or materially supporting the Taliban. It mandates the Secretary of State to report to Congress on which countries and organizations are providing support, the U.S. efforts to counter this support, and details of U.S.-funded aid programs in Afghanistan. The bill also focuses on examining the use of the Afghan Fund and how it’s overseen to prevent Taliban access to funds.

Key provisions

Requires the State Department to develop a strategy to discourage foreign support for the Taliban.
Mandates a report identifying countries and organizations providing support to the Taliban.
Requires a report on U.S.-funded direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan.
Demands a report on the status of the Afghan Fund and Taliban influence over Da Afghanistan Bank.
Specifies reporting requirements, including initial and subsequent reports on strategy implementation.
Defines ‘hawala’ as a system of money transfer using brokers.
Identifies the appropriate congressional committees for receiving reports.
Requires review of U.S. foreign assistance to countries supporting the Taliban.

Who is affected

Foreign countries
Non-governmental organizations
The Taliban
United States Department of State
United States Agency for International Development

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Legislative history

2025-01-09House

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2025-01-09

Introduced in House

2025-01-09

Introduced in House

2025-04-09House

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Passage without roll call

The official record shows passage by unanimous consent or voice vote where no roll call was taken. No member-level tally is available for these steps, and the district map does not apply.

6/23/2025HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2843-2844)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
6/23/2025Voice vote
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)
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Passage without roll call

6/23/2025HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2843-2844)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
6/23/2025Voice vote
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)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session

H. R. 260

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

A BILL

To require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, and for other purposes.

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the

No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act

2.Strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban

(a)Statement of policyIt is the policy of the United States—

(1)to oppose the provision of financial or material support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, particularly those countries and organizations that receive United States-provided foreign assistance; and

(2)to review United States-provided financial assistance to such foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that have provided financial or material support to the Taliban.

(b)ReportNot 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 identifying—

(1)foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that have provided financial or material support to the Taliban, including—

(A)the amount of United States-provided foreign assistance each country or organization receives, if any;

(B)

the amount of financial or material support each country or organization has provided to the Taliban; and

(C)

a description of how the Taliban has utilized such financial or material support; and

(2)efforts the United States has taken since August 2021 to oppose foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing financial or material support to the Taliban, particularly those foreign countries and organizations that receive United States-provided foreign assistance.

(c)Strategy and reports

(1)In generalNot later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop a strategy to discourage foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing financial or material support to the Taliban, including by using United States-provided foreign assistance to discourage countries and organizations from providing such support to the Taliban. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall implement the strategy required by this paragraph.

(2)Reports

(A)Initial reportNot 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.

(B)Subsequent reports

Not later than 180 days after the date on which the strategy required by paragraph (1) is completed, and every 180 days thereafter, 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.

3.Report on direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan

(a)In generalNot later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, 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 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

(b)Matters To be included

The report required by subsection (a) shall, with respect to such direct cash assistance programs, include—

(1)

an identification of implementing partners and recipients;

(2)

a description of method of payments;

(3)

a description of how and where currency exchanges occur;

(4)

a description of how hawalas are used and the oversight mechanism in place regarding use of hawalas to transfer funds; 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.

(c)Hawala defined

In this section, the term hawala’ means a system of transferring money through a network of money lending brokers.

4.Report on status of Afghan Fund

(a)In generalNot later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of the Afghan Fund.

(b)Matters To be included

The report required by subsection (a) shall include—

(1)

a list of Taliban members working at Da Afghanistan Bank or serving on the Bank’s board; and

(2)

a description of—

(A)

the Taliban’s influence over Da Afghanistan Bank;

(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;

(C)

the conditions necessary for funds in the Afghan Fund to be released to Da Afghanistan Bank;

(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

(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.

5.Appropriate congressional committees defined

In this Act, the term appropriate congressional committees’ means—

(1)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

(2)

the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

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