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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should use the full authority of his office to convene international negotiations intended to stop the…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should use the full authority of his office to convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war in Syria.

Introduced: December 1, 2015 Introduced by: Himes, James A. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
International Affairs Conflicts and warsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadInternational organizations and cooperationMiddle East
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 12, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Nov 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 2, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 12, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the President to convene international negotiations to stop the civil war in Syria.

Requests that these negotiations:

  • stabilize the country and provide for political change towards a popularly supported, accountable Syrian leadership;
  • implement measures to protect, and stem the flow of, refugees from Syria and provide for their return; and
  • create a coordinated international strategy for the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Calls on other nations that have an interest or involvement in the region and conflict to join these negotiations and commit to transitioning from the current al-Assad government and countering ISIL.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 12
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 1, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 19, 2015
Polis, Jared
· Nov 5, 2015
Lee, Barbara
· Nov 3, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 2, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 2, 2015
CONYERS, JOHN
· Nov 2, 2015
Ellison, Keith
· Nov 2, 2015
Esty, Elizabeth
· Nov 2, 2015
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 2, 2015
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 2, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 2, 2015
Kilmer, Derek
· Nov 2, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 2, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 2, 2015
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Nov 2, 2015
Pascrell, Bill
· Nov 2, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 2, 2015
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 2, 2015
Rice, Kathleen
· Nov 2, 2015
RUSH, BOBBY
· Nov 2, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 2, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 508: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should use the full authority of his office to convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war in Syria.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-508/
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"H. Res. 508: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should use the full authority of his office to convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war in Syria.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-508/.
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H. Res. 508, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-508/.
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