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Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2018

Introduced: March 22, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 3, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.

Oct 3, 2018

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Sep 26, 2018

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

May 18, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

May 17, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 17, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4281-4286)

May 17, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4281-4286)

May 17, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1677.

May 17, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4281-4291)

May 17, 2017

Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

May 11, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 68.

May 11, 2017

Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

May 11, 2017

Committee on Financial Services discharged.

May 11, 2017

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 115-115, Part I.

May 3, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

May 3, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Mar 22, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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 22, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017

This bill declares that it is U.S. policy to use all diplomatic and economic means to compel the government of Bashar al-Assad to halt the slaughter of the Syrian people and work toward a democratic government.

The President shall prohibit, or impose conditions on, the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or payable-through account by any domestic financial institution or domestic financial agency for or on behalf of the Central Bank of Syria that is of primary money laundering concern.

The bill directs the President to impose specified entry and U.S.-based property sanctions against a foreign person that knowingly: (1) provided significant financial or material support to Syria, the Central Bank of Syria, or to a foreign person subject to specified sanctions; (2) supported Syria's domestic production of natural gas or petroleum; (3) sold or provided civilian aircraft or spare parts or other significant goods or services to a foreign person operating in Syria's shipping, transportation, or telecommunications sectors; or (4) financed money laundering activities.

The President shall impose specified entry and U.S.-based property sanctions against a foreign person that has knowingly provided support to Syria to acquire or develop ballistic missiles, chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, or advanced conventional weapons.

The Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 is amended to direct the President to impose entry and U.S.-based property sanctions against persons responsible for: (1) committing serious human rights abuses against Syrian citizens or their family members, or (2) transferring to Syria certain military items or goods or technologies that may be used to commit human rights abuses.

The President shall submit and update a list of, and impose entry and U.S.-based property sanctions against, persons responsible for hindering access to humanitarian relief activities in Syria.

The President shall report with respect to whether each of specified Syrian persons, including Bashar al Assad, meets the requirements for inclusion on the list of persons who are responsible for certain human rights abuses against Syrian citizens.

The President may: (1) provide assistance to advance a comprehensive relief and recovery strategy in Syria, and (2) suspend sanctions against Syria under specified conditions.

What's happening now October 3, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.

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