H.Res. 508 · 114th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should use the…
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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.
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Calls on the President to convene international negotiations to stop the civil war in Syria.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 2, 2015
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: 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.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 2, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.