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A resolution condemning the Assad regime for its continued use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people.

Introduced: April 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Apr 7, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34.
Apr 7, 2017
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Apr 6, 2017
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S2370)
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 3

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.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 208 Paul, Rand — Pending —
SAMDT 207 Paul, Rand — Pending —
SAMDT 206 Paul, Rand — Pending —
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Holds the Assad regime responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including its confirmed use of chemical weapons.

Condemns Russia and China for repeatedly blocking a U.N. Security Council response to Bashar al-Assad's confirmed use of chemical weapons.

Calls on the Security Council to act in response to the Assad regime's continued use of chemical weapons.

Supports the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism.

Expresses alarm that the Assad regime's continued use of chemical weapons undermines the integrity of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Reiterates that Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy as Syria's leader and insists that he must be held accountable for his war crimes and crimes against humanity.

What's happening now April 7, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 6, 2017
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2017
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 6, 2017
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 5, 2017
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 5, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 116: A resolution condemning the Assad regime for its continued use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-116/
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"S. Res. 116: A resolution condemning the Assad regime for its continued use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-116/.
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S. Res. 116, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-116/.
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