# 119-hr-969: Taliban Rare Earth Minerals Sanctions Act

119-hr-969, Taliban Rare Earth Minerals Sanctions Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-969
- Congress: 119
- Title: Taliban Rare Earth Minerals Sanctions Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Creates a U.S. sanctions regime targeting foreign persons that knowingly do significant transactions with Afghanistan's rare earth minerals sector.** The bill would allow U.S. authorities to block property and transactions tied to those persons and to deny visas or exclude covered foreign individuals. Penalties would follow the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Sanctions would take effect 180 days after enactment and would not authorize sanctions on the importation of goods, with "goods" defined to exclude technical data.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sanctions on Afghanistan rare earth trade: mixed, medium. If enacted, beginning 180 days after enactment, the President would have to sanction foreign persons who knowingly do significant transactions with Afghanistan's rare earth sector. The President would be required to block all property and interests in property of those designated when the property…

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- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-969 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/969)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9109)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-969 (as of 2025-12-21).