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Responsible Withdrawal from Syria Act

Introduced: January 30, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 30, 2019
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Responsible Withdrawal from Syria Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD), absent a report that addresses specified issues, from spending FY2019 funds to reduce below 1,500 the number of active-duty servicemembers deployed to Syria. Specifically, DOD, the Department of State, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence must report on issues including U.S. political and military strategies in the region and the potential effects of a withdrawal.

What's happening now January 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Feb 7, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· Jan 30, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Jan 30, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 30, 2019
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 30, 2019
Taylor, Van
· Jan 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 914: Responsible Withdrawal from Syria Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-914/
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"H.R. 914: Responsible Withdrawal from Syria Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-914/.
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H.R. 914, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-914/.
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