A resolution condemning the Assad regime for its continued use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people.
Latest action · Apr 7, 2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2017
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Holds the Assad regime responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including its confirmed use of chemical weapons.
Condemns Russia and China for repeatedly blocking a U.N. Security Council response to Bashar al-Assad's confirmed use of chemical weapons.
Calls on the Security Council to act in response to the Assad regime's continued use of chemical weapons.
Supports the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism.
Expresses alarm that the Assad regime's continued use of chemical weapons undermines the integrity of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Reiterates that Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy as Syria's leader and insists that he must be held accountable for his war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2017 to Apr 6, 2017; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 6, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Apr 5, 2017Markup Apr 6, 2017Reported Apr 7, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2017Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
- Apr 7, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34.
- Apr 6, 2017Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Apr 5, 2017Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text as introduced in Senate: CR S2370)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Amendments S2462 | Cory A. Booker D-NJ (amendment), Rand Paul R-KY (amendment), Tom Udall D-NM (amendment) | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Senate | Text printed S2370 | — | Apr 4, 2017 |
Amendments 3
Amendments offered to this resolution.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 206 | No description on file | Rand Paul R-KY | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 207 | No description on file | Rand Paul R-KY | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 208 | No description on file | Rand Paul R-KY | Senate amendment submitted |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution condemning the Assad regime for its continued use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Chemical and biological weapons
- China
- Conflicts and wars
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- Middle East
- Russia
- Syria
- United Nations
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2017Reported to Senate
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
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