Syria Accountability and Liberation Act
Latest action · Jul 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Syria Accountability and Liberation Act - Maintains U.S. restrictions against Syria until the President certifies that Syria: (1) has ceased support for terrorism; (2) has dismantled biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons programs and has committed to combat their proliferation; (3) respects the boundaries and sovereignty of all neighboring countries; and (4) upholds human rights and civil liberties.
Imposes specified trade, assistance, admissions, and military sanctions, as appropriate, on persons or countries that transfer goods or technology contributing to Syria's biological, chemical, nuclear, or advanced conventional weapons programs.
Imposes specified sanctions aimed at Syria's energy sector.
Sets forth diplomatic measures intended to isolate the government of Syria.
Authorizes the President to provide assistance to support a democratic transition in Syria.
Cosponsors 91
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2009 to Sep 29, 2010; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-GA | John Linder | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Feb 26, 2009 |
Committees 6
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 23, 2009 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Exchange of letters Sep 22, 2010 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Feb 26, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Financial Services
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
- Feb 26, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Syria Accountability and Liberation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Energy revenues and royalties
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign loans and debt
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Human rights
- Immigration status and procedures
- International Affairs
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- International organizations and cooperation
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- North Korea
- Nuclear power
- Nuclear weapons
- Oil and gas
- Public contracts and procurement
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Syria
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. and foreign investments
- United Nations
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2009Introduced in House
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