Congress asks for a plan to fight al-Qaeda in Mali
H.R. 10195 — Mali Security Partnership and Counterterrorism Act · Filed by Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 31, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of State to write a report in 180 days. The report must explain how al-Qaeda is growing in Mali. It must show how terrorist groups get money through gold and illegal trade. It must say what the U.S. should do to stop this threat. The report must look at where terrorists control land. It must show how they recruit people and how they pay for operations.
Who it affects
The Secretary of State must write the report. Congress will read it to understand the threat better.
One thing to notice
The bill asks for facts about how terrorists get money through gold and illegal trade.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.
- Aug 31, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 31, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of State — The top official in charge of U.S. relations with other countries
- al-Qaeda — A terrorist group that operates in many countries
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,282 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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