Senators Thom Tillis and others introduced the ARCH Act, legislation requiring the Department of War to establish a process to identify, verify, and preserve the service records of certain Afghan allies. Tillis said he was proud to cosponsor the effort to ensure those records are available for those who stood with U.S. servicemembers in Afghanistan.
I will support legislation to establish a process to identify, verify, and preserve service records for at-risk Afghan allies who served alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
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GovInfo lists S. 5375 as the Afghan Ally Records and Credential Heritage of 2026, introduced on August 7, 2026, with Thom Tillis as a cosponsor and referral to the Senate Armed Services Committee as the latest action.
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Tillis's Senate office announced that Tillis, Rounds, Klobuchar, and Coons introduced the ARCH Act, describing it as legislation to establish a process to identify, verify, and preserve service records for Afghan allies.
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The promise was framed as supporting legislation, not securing final enactment. During Tillis's current Senate term, he cosponsored the ARCH Act, S. 5375, which directly matches the promised policy by establishing a process to identify, verify, and preserve service records for at-risk Afghan allies who served alongside U.S. forces. The bill remained at introduction/referral status, but that does not defeat the promise because the committed action was legislative support.