No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act

This bill would require the Department of State to create and execute a strategy to discourage foreign nations and nongovernmental organizations from providing financial or material assistance to the Taliban. The Department would be directed to use U.S. foreign aid as a tool to influence these entities and must report to Congress on international support for the Taliban, U.S. cash assistance programs in Afghanistan, and the status of the Afghan Fund. Additionally, the reports would need to detail the extent of Taliban influence over the Afghan central bank.

The Department of State is required to develop and report on strategies to influence the actions of foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that provide financial or material support to the Taliban. The bill also impacts entities involved in U.S.-funded direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan and the management of the Afghan Fund. Additionally, the legislation focuses on the activities of Da Afghanistan Bank regarding potential influence by the Taliban.

• Strategy to discourage support for the Taliban. The Department of State must create and execute a strategy to prevent foreign nations and nongovernmental organizations from offering financial or material assistance to the Taliban. This includes leveraging U.S. foreign aid as a means to discourage such support.
• Reporting on foreign support and U.S. opposition efforts. The State Department is required to submit a report to Congress identifying specific countries and organizations that have aided the Taliban and detailing U.S. actions taken to oppose those activities.
• Oversight of assistance programs and the Afghan Fund. The bill mandates reporting on U.S.-funded direct cash assistance in Afghanistan and the status of the Afghan Fund. This includes an assessment of the Taliban's influence over the Afghan central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank.

• H.R. 260, No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act
  Apr 15, 2026 · As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on February 10, 2026
• H.R. 260, No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act
  Apr 21, 2025 · As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2025

The bill impacts the administration of U.S. foreign assistance and requires oversight of existing financial mechanisms, specifically the Afghan Fund and U.S.-funded direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan.

The bill aims to prevent financial and material support for the Taliban by requiring the Department of State to implement a strategy that utilizes U.S. foreign assistance to discourage foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing such aid.