,,iv #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #di ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #bg1 #bjba,mr4 ,van ,drew 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,gimenez1 ,mr4 ,rice of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clain1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,mann1 and ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,censuring and condemning ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden4 ,whereas it is the responsibility of the ,president1 in his capacity as ,commander in ,chief1 to ensure the national security of the ,united ,states of ,america and its citizens1 at home and abroad2 ,whereas the ,taliban1 a fundamentalist ,islamic group1 controlled ,afghanistan from #aiif to #bjja1 over which period it established ,sharia law and provided safe harbor to members of the al-,qaida terrorist organization1 who used ,afghanistan as a base of operations to plan the ,september #aa1 #bjja1 attack on the ,united ,states1 which resulted in the death of over #c1jjj ,americans2 ,whereas the ,biden administration had sufficient warning that the withdrawal of ,united ,states forces from ,afghanistan could precipitate ,taliban control of ,afghanistan1 according to-- 7#a7 a ,state ,department document signed on ,july #ac1 #bjba1 by #bc staff members of the ,united ,states embassy in ,afghanistan1 warning the ,biden administration of the potential collapse of the ,afghan capital of ,kabul soon after the ,president's withdrawal deadline2 and 7#b7 comments from the ,chairman of the ,house ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence made on ,august #bc1 #bjba1 following a classified briefing1 stating that there were any number of warnings that the ,taliban might take over1 and some that included a potential of a very rapid takeover42 ,whereas despite sufficient warning1 the ,biden administration proceeded with a haphazard military withdrawal that directly resulted in the ,taliban regaining full control of ,afghanistan in only #i days1 beginning with the initial seizure of the province of ,nimroz on ,august #f1 #bjba1 and concluding with the capture of the ,afghan capital of ,kabul on ,august #ae1 #bjba2 ,whereas through the course and nature of the withdrawal of ,united ,states military forces from ,afghanistan1 and the resulting rapid takeover of ,afghanistan by the ,taliban1 the ,biden administration has compromised the physical security of tens of thousands of ,united ,states military personnel1 ,united ,states ,government operatives1 ,united ,states civilians1 ,afghan allies1 other international allies1 and billions of dollars of advanced ,united ,states military equipment2 ,whereas1 on ,august #bf1 #bjba1 the terrorist organization ,,isis-,k executed a series of suicide bombing attacks against ,united ,states military forces conducting emergency evacuation operations at the ,kabul airport1 which attacks resulted in the deaths of #ac ,united ,states service members1 the injury of an additional #ah ,united ,states service members1 and the deaths of #fj ,afghans1 including children2 ,whereas these events have substantively diminished the national security of the ,united ,states of ,america and its citizens1 both at home and abroad2 ,whereas these events have likewise substantively diminished the international reputation of the ,united ,states1 which further limits the ,united ,states ability to ensure its national security2 and ,whereas the aforementioned executive military decisions and resulting consequences constitute a failure to meet acceptable standards of behavior relating to the national security responsibilities of the ,commander in ,chief1 and it is the responsibility of the ,congress to reprimand such failure through censure3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress does hereby condemn and censure ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden for the decision to execute a haphazard military withdrawal from ,afghanistan1 despite sufficient warning as to the probable and deleterious consequences that this decision would have on the national security of the ,united ,states and its citizens1 which decision constitutes a failure to meet acceptable standards of behavior relating to the national security responsibilities of the ,commander in ,chief4