S 2644 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Asia Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Europe Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international banking Foreign loans and debt Foreign property Iran Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military facilities and property Military operations and strategy Oil and gas Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Russia

Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2019

Introduced: October 17, 2019 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 21, 2019

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 249.

Oct 17, 2019

Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Oct 17, 2019

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2019

This bill directs the President to impose sanctions related to Turkey.

The President shall impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on specified officials of Turkey's government, such as the president and vice president of Turkey. The President shall also impose property-blocking sanctions on (1) Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS, a Turkish state-owned bank; (2) any foreign financial institution that knowingly facilitates transactions for Turkey's armed forces or defense industry relating to military operations in Syria; (3) any foreign person that knowingly sells to, provides support to, or conducts a transaction with Turkey's armed forces; (4) any foreign person that supplies goods or services that support petroleum production for use by Turkey's armed forces; and (5) any foreign person that sells or provides support that significantly facilitate Syrian energy production for use by Russia, Iran, Turkey, or Syria's government.

The President shall also prohibit any U.S. person from (1) engaging in any transaction with such sanctioned persons, or (2) purchasing Turkey's sovereign debt.

The President shall impose additional sanctions on Turkey based on Turkey's purchase of a surface-to-air defense system from Russia.

No funds may be obligated or expended to transfer to Turkey's armed forces any U.S. defense articles, services, or technology.

The President may terminate such sanctions and prohibitions upon certifying to Congress that Turkey and affiliated groups have met certain conditions, such as stopping their attacks on the Syrian Kurdish community and withdrawing from certain locations in Syria.

What's happening now October 21, 2019

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 249.

Cosponsors 9