Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires DHS to verify personal/biometric information and conduct in-person vetting of all Afghan evacuees from Operation Allies Welcome, maintain a database tracking their criminal records and benefits usage. It relies on compliance mandates and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Immigration, Social Welfare, Labor, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Immigration enforcement contractors and biometric technology providers could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Afghan evacuees seeking unemployment benefits or federal assistance could face higher barriers, Afghan evacuees from Operation Allies Welcome (January 2021 - January 2022) would take on compliance duties, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires DHS to verify personal/biometric information and conduct in-person vetting of all Afghan evacuees from Operation Allies Welcome, maintain a database tracking their criminal records and benefits usage...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires DHS to verify personal/biometric information and conduct in-person vetting of all Afghan evacuees from Operation Allies Welcome, maintain a database tracking their criminal records and benefits usage.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Social Welfare, Labor, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill requires DHS to verify personal/biometric information and conduct in-person vetting of all Afghan evacuees from Operation Allies Welcome, maintain a database tracking their criminal records and benefits usage.
Policy Domains
Section 1 - Short Title
Identified Gains
- Immigration enforcement contractors and biometric technology providers
Identified Costs
- Afghan evacuees seeking unemployment benefits or federal assistance
- Afghan evacuees from Operation Allies Welcome (January 2021 - January 2022)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- State unemployment insurance agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Homeland Security, Federal means-tested benefit administrators, Government Accountability Office
Afghan evacuees from Operation Allies Welcome (January 2021 - January 2022), Afghan evacuees seeking unemployment benefits or federal assistance
State unemployment insurance agencies
Immigration enforcement contractors and biometric technology providers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "the_comptroller_general"
- → Comptroller General of the United States (GAO)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A Federal means-tested public benefit within the meaning of section 403 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613)
Any individual, other than a United States citizen or member of the United States Armed Forces, conveyed out of Afghanistan into the United States in coordination with the Government of the United States during the period beginning on January 20, 2021, and ending on January 20, 2022; includes those evacuated as part of Operation Allies Welcome
The Secretary of Homeland Security
Has the meaning given the term in section 85(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
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