Congress·In Committee·S. 3310

Afghan Evacuees: New Vetting and Benefit Rules

Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2025

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This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct in-person interviews and collect fingerprints and photos from everyone evacuated from Afghanistan between January 2021 and January 2022.
Afghan evacuees who refuse to provide this information or skip their in-person interview would be banned from receiving federal help, including unemployment checks and other public benefits.
The government would create a new database to track these individuals' personal details, any criminal records they have since arriving in the U.S., and which government programs they are using.
The Department of Homeland Security would have to give Congress updates every three months to show how many people have been vetted and how many are still waiting.
To ensure the rules are followed, the government's watchdog agency would perform audits to make sure the Department of Homeland Security is actually doing the interviews and keeping the database up to date.

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Dec 2, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Dec 2, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2026

Mar 3 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 3310

Congress119th Congress

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Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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