HR 1473
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Conflicts and wars
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Syria
Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act
This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense funds for the purpose of:
- deploying members of the Armed Forces to Syria to engage in ground combat operations;
- awarding a contract to a private security contractor to conduct any activity on the ground of Syria; or
- otherwise establishing or maintaining any presence of members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground of Syria, unless the purpose of such presence is limited solely to rescuing or protecting members of the Armed Forces from imminent danger.
The prohibition does not apply to the deployment of the Armed Forces to protect, rescue, or remove U.S. personnel.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
19
D
Green, Al
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Pingree, Chellie
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
D
Welch, Peter
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Huffman, Jared
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Pallone, Frank
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Raskin, Jamie
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1473: Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1473/
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