Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 26, 2024 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2023
- Passed HouseFeb 14, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023
This bill prohibits federal officials or employees from taking any action to recognize a Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad. The bill also expands existing sanctions related to the Syrian conflict to cover additional activities and persons (individuals and entities).
Current law requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons engaged in certain activities related to the conflict in Syria. For example, such sanctions must be imposed on those that knowingly (1) are responsible for serious human rights abuses against the Syrian people, or (2) provide aircraft or spare aircraft parts for military purposes on behalf of the Syrian government to a foreign person operating in certain areas of Syria.
This bill expands the types of activities that would subject a foreign person to sanctions, including knowingly (1) providing any type of aircraft or spare aircraft parts to the Syrian government, (2) diverting humanitarian assistance intended for the Syrian people, or (3) confiscating property in Syria or owned by a Syrian citizen for personal gain or political purposes.
The bill also extends these sanctions to entities owned or controlled by a sanctioned person and to a sanctioned person's adult family members. Additionally, the bill removes an exception to the sanctions related to the importation of goods.
The Department of State must provide Congress with a strategy to counter foreign government efforts to normalize relations with the Bashar al-Assad regime.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 49 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed389–32 | Feb 14, 2024 |
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2023 to Feb 13, 2024; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 16, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | May 16, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | May 17, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-NY | George Santos | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | May 23, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | May 23, 2023 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | May 23, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | May 23, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | May 23, 2023 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | May 25, 2023 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | May 30, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | May 30, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | May 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | May 31, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 5, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Sep 19, 2023 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Feb 13, 2024 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 11, 2023Markup May 16, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 11, 2023 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2024 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Feb 14, 2024Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H618-619)
- Feb 14, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 32 (Roll no. 49). (text: 2/13/2024 CR H560-562)
- Feb 14, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 13, 2024Mr. Lawler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H647 | Joe Wilson R-SC | Feb 15, 2024 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E145Recorded votes H618enact | Al Green D-TX | Feb 14, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H545, H560–H564Text printed H560–H562 | Alexander X. Mooney R-WV, J. French Hill R-AR, Joe Wilson R-SC, Kathy E. Manning D-NC, Michael Lawler R-NY, Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E888 | Joe Wilson R-SC | Sep 26, 2023 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E612 | J. French Hill R-AR | Jun 23, 2023 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 15, 2023H.R. 3202, Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 16, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 80, May 11, 2023, page H2311.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | PUTIN'S SYRIAN PUPPET: WAR CRIMES AND COMPLICITY FROM SYRIA TO UKRAINE35 pages | Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-26 | MARKUP OF VARIOUS MEASURES236 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | May 16, 2023 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11930 | Syria and U.S. Policy | Resource | Jun 11, 2026 |
| IN12467 | Syria: Conflict Resurgence | Insight | Dec 5, 2024 |
| R47829 | Sanctions Primer: How the United States Uses Restrictive Mechanisms to Advance Foreign Policy or National Security Objectives Archived | Report | Nov 6, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2342 | Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023 | Related bill | Jul 18, 2023 |
| S 2935 | Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023 | Related bill | Sep 27, 2023 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit any official action to recognize or normalize relations with any Government of Syria that is led by Bashar al-Assad, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign property
- International Affairs
- Middle East
- Political parties and affiliation
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Syria
- Trade restrictions
- United Nations
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2024Referred in Senate
- Feb 14, 2024Engrossed in House
- May 11, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
