To direct the Secretary of State to take certain actions for the declassification and publication of materials relating to the Afghanistan withdrawal, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5006.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ISSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 130, July 27, 2023, Page H4144):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Declassifies State Department documents related to the Afghanistan withdrawal
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 27, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 5006, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5006

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 2, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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