Preventing the Recognition of Terrorist States Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6871 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6871

To prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2025

  Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Burchett, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Judiciary, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing the Recognition of 
Terrorist States Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to not recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, 
        which is controlled by the Taliban, as the official Government 
        of Afghanistan under any circumstances;
            (2) to view the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan as a coup 
        d'etat and therefore illegitimate; and
            (3) to recognize that individuals designated as terrorists 
        by the United States, such as Sirajuddin Haqqani, will play a 
        key role in the Taliban regime.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ACTIONS RECOGNIZING THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF 
              AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) In General.--In furtherance of the policy set forth in section 
2, no Federal department or agency may take any action or extend any 
assistance that states or implies recognition of the Taliban's claim of 
sovereignty over Afghanistan.
    (b) Funding Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
Department of State, the United States Agency for International 
Development, or the Department of Defense on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended to prepare or 
promulgate any policy, guidance, regulation, notice, or Executive 
order, or to otherwise implement, administer, or enforce any policy, 
that extends diplomatic recognition to the Islamic Emirate of 
Afghanistan.

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN AS A STATE 
              SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall designate the Islamic 
Emirate of Afghanistan as a State sponsor of terrorism.
    (b) State Sponsor of Terrorism Defined.--In this section, the term 
``state sponsor of terrorism'' means a country the government of which 
the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support 
for acts of international terrorism, for purposes of--
            (1) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform 
        Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i));
            (2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
        U.S.C. 2371);
            (3) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
        2780(d)); or
            (4) any other provision of law.

SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF THE TALIBAN AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.

    The Secretary of State shall designate the Taliban as a foreign 
terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
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