U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5375: ARCH Act
Status: In committee, August 7, 2026
A bill to provide for records preservation processes for certain at-risk Afghan allies.
What the bill says
To provide for records preservation processes for certain at-risk Afghan allies.
From the introduced text, August 7, 2026:
A BILL To provide for records preservation processes for certain at-risk Afghan allies. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Afghan Ally Records and Credential Heritage of 2026 or ARCH Act . SECTION 2. Records preservation processes for certain at-risk Afghan allies (a) Definition of Afghan ally In this section and only for the purpose of the Department of Defense records preservation processes established by this section, the term Afghan ally means an alien who is a citizen or national of Afghanistan, or in the case of an alien having no nationality, an alien who last habitually resided in Afghanistan, who-- (1) was-- (A) a member of-- (i) the special operations forces of the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces; (ii) the Afghanistan National Army Special Operations Command; (iii) the Afghan Air Force; or (iv) the Special Mission Wing of Afghanistan; (B) a female member of any other entity of the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces, including-- (i) a cadet or instructor at the Afghanistan National Defense University; and (ii) a civilian employee of the Ministry of Defense or the Ministry of Interior Affairs; (C) an individual associated with former Afghan military and police human intelligence activities, including operators and Department of Defense sources; (D) an individual associated with former Afghan military counterintelligence, counterterrorism, or …
Sponsors
- Rounds, Mike (R) · primary sponsor
- Klobuchar, Amy (D)
- Tillis, Thomas (R)
- Coons, Christopher (D)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is SB5375?
- SB5375 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): ARCH Act.
- What does SB5375 do?
- In its own words: To provide for records preservation processes for certain at-risk Afghan allies.
- What is the status of SB5375?
- In committee as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5375?
- Rounds, Mike (R), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5375?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5375
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