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A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the precipitous withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Syria and Afghanistan, and Turkey's unprovoked incursion into Syria.

Introduced: October 22, 2019 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Oct 23, 2019
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 259.
Oct 22, 2019
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text: CR S5974)
Oct 22, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution condemns Turkey's hostilities against Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria and expresses support for a continued U.S. military presence in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Specifically, the joint resolution (1) calls on the U.S. government to pressure Turkey to curtail its hostilities against U.S. partner forces in Syria; (2) calls on the U.S. government and other nations to continue supporting, or to increase support for, stabilization efforts in northeastern Syria; (3) warns that a precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from the ongoing fight against terrorist groups in the region would be detrimental to the interests of the United States and its allies; and (4) otherwise expresses the sense of Congress regarding military, diplomatic, and humanitarian support in the region.

What's happening now October 23, 2019

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 259.

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 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 14
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Oct 28, 2019
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Oct 28, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Oct 23, 2019
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Oct 23, 2019
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Oct 23, 2019
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Oct 23, 2019
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Oct 22, 2019
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Oct 22, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Oct 22, 2019
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 22, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 59: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the precipitous withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Syria and Afghanistan, and Turkey's unprovoked incursion into Syria.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-59/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 59: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the precipitous withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Syria and Afghanistan, and Turkey's unprovoked incursion into Syria.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-59/.
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S.J. Res. 59, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-59/.
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[S.J. Res. 59: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the precipitous withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Syria and Afghanistan, and Turkey's unprovoked incursion into Syria.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-59/)
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