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S 2224 112th Congress Senate International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Congressional oversight Middle East Political movements and philosophies Protest and dissent Syria Terrorism

A bill to require the President to report to Congress on issues related to Syria.

Introduced: March 22, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 10, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 10, 2012
Received in the House.
May 9, 2012
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 9, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 9, 2012
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3048-3049)
Apr 26, 2012
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.
Apr 26, 2012
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment. Without written report.
Apr 26, 2012
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 22, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 22, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,098 — In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to May 9, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to submit a report to Congress, within 15 days after enactment of this Act, describing all known Syrian opposition groups, both independent and state-sponsored and inside and outside of Syria, operating to oppose the government of Syria.

Requires such report to include: (1) assessments of their composition and military, financial, and political capacities; and (2) an assessment of the relationship between each opposition group and the Muslim Brotherhood, al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and other groups that have promoted an agenda that would negatively impact U.S. national interests.

Directs the President to submit to Congress, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, an assessment of the size and security of conventional and non-conventional weapons stockpiles in Syria which shall describe: (1) who has or may have access to such stockpiles; (2) the sources and types of weapons flowing from outside Syria to both government and opposition forces; and (3) a plan to prevent the proliferation of conventional, biological, chemical, and other types of weapons in Syria.

Directs the President to submit a report to Congress, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, describing all support provided to opposition political forces in Syria.

Requires such report to include: (1) a description of the current technical assistance democracy programs conducted by the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support the political opposition in Syria (opposition); (2) a summary of the communications equipment that is currently being provided to the opposition, including a description of the entities that have received and that will continue to receive such equipment; (3) a description of any additional activities the United States plans to support the opposition; and (4) a description of the funding levels currently dedicated to support the opposition.

What's happening now May 10, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4310 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
  • S 3254 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Cornyn, John
Texas · May 8, 2012
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