Topic

Syria

679 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 114th at 132. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 119th
47 bills in the 112th Congress. Showing 31–49, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
S 2152 Syria Democracy Transition Act of 2012 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. March 7, 2012
S 2101 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 320. February 13, 2012
S 2034 Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. January 24, 2012
S 1601 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 179. September 22, 2011
S 1496 Ethical Shipping Inspections Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5264) August 2, 2011
S 1472 Syria Sanctions Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. August 2, 2011
S 1245 Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. June 22, 2011
S 1048 Iran, North Korea, and Syria Sanctions Consolidation Act of 2011 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-332. October 13, 2011
SCONRES 54 A concurrent resolution stating that it is the policy of the United States to oppose the sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any military equipment from or by the Russian Federation to or for the Syrian Arab Republic. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5401) July 25, 2012
SRES 613 A resolution urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support to the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas. Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice. (text: CR S8379-8380) December 21, 2012
SRES 494 A resolution condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for providing weapons to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4207) June 14, 2012
SRES 435 A resolution calling for democratic change in Syria, and for other purposes. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 388. May 7, 2012
SRES 428 A resolution condemning the Government of Syria for crimes against humanity, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2551-2552) April 19, 2012
SRES 424 A resolution condemning the mass atrocities committed by the Government of Syria and supporting the right of the people of Syria to be safe and to defend themselves. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2502-2503) April 18, 2012
SRES 404 A resolution recognizing the life and work of war correspondent Marie Colvin and other courageous journalists in war zones. Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2006-2007; text as passed Senate: CR S2007; text of measure as introduced: CR S2004) March 22, 2012
SRES 391 A resolution condemning violence by the Government of Syria against journalists, and expressing the sense of the Senate on freedom of the press in Syria. Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2278-2279; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S2278; text as passed Senate: CR S2278-2279) March 29, 2012
SRES 379 An original resolution condemning violence by the Government of Syria against the Syrian people. Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1020, S1020-1021; text as passed Senate: CR S1020-1021) February 17, 2012
SRES 370 A resolution calling for democratic change in Syria. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S503) February 9, 2012
SRES 180 A resolution expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad regime. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2890-2891) May 11, 2011

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