Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should use the full authority of his office to convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war in Syria.
Latest action · Feb 12, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
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- IntroducedNov 2, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Calls on the President to convene international negotiations to stop the civil war in Syria.
Requests that these negotiations:
- stabilize the country and provide for political change towards a popularly supported, accountable Syrian leadership;
- implement measures to protect, and stem the flow of, refugees from Syria and provide for their return; and
- create a coordinated international strategy for the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Calls on other nations that have an interest or involvement in the region and conflict to join these negotiations and commit to transitioning from the current al-Assad government and countering ISIL.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 2, 2015 to Dec 1, 2015, with 21 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-DE | John C. Carney, Jr. | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Nov 2, 2015 |
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Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
- Nov 2, 2015Introduced in House
- Nov 2, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
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- Nov 2, 2015Introduced in House
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