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Syria Humanitarian Support and Democratic Transition Assistance Act of 2012

Introduced: August 2, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5984-5986)
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Syria Humanitarian Support and Democratic Transition Assistance Act of 2012 - Directs the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Syria to coordinate U.S. engagement with the country and to ensure U.S. support for efforts to bring about a democratic transition in Syria.

Urges the President to: (1) support humanitarian activities taking place in and outside Syria, (2) support efforts for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Syria, and (3) contribute to future capacity building for governing institutions after a political transition takes place in Syria.

Urges: (1) the allocation of funding for bilateral assistance programs in Syria; and (2) the United States to work with other donor nations to increase international contributions for the people of Syria; (3) the President to increase bilateral funding to countries, including Iraq, Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon, that have experienced an influx of Syrian refugees; and (4) the United States to work with regional partners to secure conventional and unconventional weapons stockpiles in Syria and prevent their illicit sale or transfer out of Syria.

Directs the President to instruct the Secretary of State to work with the appropriate United Nations (U.N.) agencies, regional organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the broader international community to establish an international donors group to provide humanitarian assistance for the people of Syria.

What's happening now August 2, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5984-5986)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3498: Syria Humanitarian Support and Democratic Transition Assistance Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3498/
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"S. 3498: Syria Humanitarian Support and Democratic Transition Assistance Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3498/.
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