# 119-s-344: A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering the United States.

119-s-344, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering the United States., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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- As of: 2026-08-11
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-344
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering the United States.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Recurrent vetting of Afghan evacuees** to identify and re‑screen people paroled into the U.S. during the 2021 Afghanistan evacuations and to share vetting results with federal and local authorities. - Would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify every evacuee paroled between July 1, 2021 and January 31, 2022 who remains in the United States and conduct full screening and periodic re‑vetting. This process would prioritize those who arrived without adequate documentation and covers more than 79,000 evacuees. - Would require CBP to consult all law enforcement and international terrorist screening databases and to provide evidence of completed screening to the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General. - Would force CBP to establish recurrent vetting processes, including in‑person interviews as needed, and to submit a report within 180 days detailing vetting results and the number and reasons for any evacuees deemed ineligible for admission.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Recurrent vetting for Afghan evacuees: mixed, low. This bill would require CBP to find all Afghan evacuees paroled into the U.S. from July 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022 who still live here. CBP would have 30 days after enactment to identify them. For each person, CBP would run full identity checks and consult law enforcement and international te…

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## Sources
- [119-s-344 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/344)

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- [119-s-541: ELITE Vehicles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-541)
- [119-s-1711: STOP China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1711)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-344 (as of 2026-08-11).