HR 1141 109th Congress House

Lebanon and Syria Liberation Act

Official title: To strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected government in Syria and the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected government in Syria and the restoration of sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 28, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Arms control verificationArms salesBallistic missilesBiological warfareBoundariesChemical warfareCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesConferencesCongressCongress and foreign policyCongressional oversightCongressional reporting requirementsCrime and Law EnforcementDebt agreementsDebt reliefDemocracyDevelopment credit institutionsDiplomacyDissentersEconomic assistanceEmbargoEmergency ManagementExport controlsExport financeExportsForeign Trade and International FinanceForeign investmentsForeign loansGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractorsGovernment procurementGovernment propertyGovernmental investigationsHuman rightsImport restrictionsImportsInternational agenciesInternational broadcastingInternational cooperationInternational reliefIranIraqIraq compilationJoint venturesLebanonMiddle East and North AfricaMilitary agreementsMilitary and naval suppliesMilitary assistanceMilitary occupationMilitary technologyMilitary withdrawalNongovernmental organizationsNuclear facilitiesNuclear nonproliferationNuclear weaponsOrdnancePolitical prisonersPresident and foreign policyPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesRadio broadcastingRaw materialsRockets (Ordnance)Sanctions (International law)Science, Technology, CommunicationsSovereigntyState-sponsored terrorismSyriaTechnical assistanceTechnology transferTelevision broadcastingTerrorismTrade agreementsTreatiesUnited NationsWeapons of mass destruction

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Apr 29, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

Mar 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.

Mar 15, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Mar 8, 2005

Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Mar 8, 2005

Introduced in House

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Latest action April 29, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lebanon and Syria Liberation Act - States that U.S. sanctions, controls, and regulations relating to Syria shall remain in effect until the President certifies that: (1) Syria has ceased support for terrorism, has dismantled biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons programs and has committed to combat their proliferation, has withdrawn from Lebanon and respects the boundaries and sovereignty of all neighboring countries, and upholds human rights and civil liberties; and (2) sovereignty has been restored to Lebanon.

Imposes specified trade, assistance, and military sanctions, as appropriate, on persons or countries that transfer goods or technology so as to contribute to Syria's biological, chemical, nuclear, or advanced conventional weapons programs.

Sets forth diplomatic measures intended to achieve such nonproliferation.

Directs the President to provide assistance to support a democratic transition in Syria and the restoration of sovereign, democratic rule in Lebanon. Authorizes appropriations.

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Committees of jurisdiction 7

Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Financial Services Committee
Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 9

Shuster, Bill

· Nov 15, 2005

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · Nov 10, 2005

Georgia · Jul 27, 2005

Wilson, Joe

South Carolina · Jul 27, 2005

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Jul 20, 2005

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Mar 8, 2005

Mack, Connie

· Mar 8, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1141: Lebanon and Syria Liberation Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1141/

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H.R. 1141, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1141/.

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