# 119-hr-7669: Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act

119-hr-7669, Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7669
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

This bill would **require the State Department to report** on Taliban restrictions targeting Afghan women and girls and to decide whether those restrictions meet the legal definitions of crimes against humanity, torture, or gross human-rights violations. It would direct the Secretary of State to submit, within 180 days of enactment, a report to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that describes restrictions imposed since August 2021 and includes the specified legal determinations.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Report on Taliban restrictions on women: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of State to send a report to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee within 180 days of enactment. The report would describe restrictions the Taliban has placed on women and girls in Afghanistan since August 2021. It would determine whet…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7669 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7669)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7669 (as of 2026-09-21).