House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2026
Official title: To require verification of the personal and biometric information of all individuals evacuated from Afghanistan, to require in-person interviews of such individuals, and to prohibit Afghan evacuees who do not provide such information or submit to such interviews from receiving Federal assistance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Andy Barr R-KYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 3, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7759.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 40, March 3, 2026, Page H2369):Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 3, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7759, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7759
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr.
- H.R. 747 (119th) Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025
- H.R. 10184 (119th) Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026
- H.R. 478 (119th) Promoting New Bank Formation Act
- H.R. 2702 (119th) FIRM Act
- H.R. 2405 (119th) The White Oak Resilience Act
- H.R. 3484 (119th) Business Owners Protection Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.