3.0.0 180 2022-01-12T15:07:23Z 2022-01-12T15:07:23Z Senate S SRES 2011-05-11 112 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-05-11T19:20:51Z Expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad Regime. 112 296 HRES 2011-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . Related bill CRS 2011-05-11 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2890-2891) IntroReferral 2011-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2011-05-11 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2011-05-11 True K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2011-05-11 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2011-05-11 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2011-05-11 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2011-05-11 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2011-05-11 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2011-05-11 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2011-05-11 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2011-05-11 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2011-05-11 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2011-05-11 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-05-11 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2011-05-11 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2011-05-11 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2011-05-11 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2011-05-12 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2011-05-12 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2011-05-12 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2011-05-16 False L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2011-05-18 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2011-05-18 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2011-06-09 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2011-07-05 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2011-07-18 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2011-11-07 False International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Human rights International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Iran Middle East News media and reporting Protest and dissent Sanctions Syria United Nations Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2011-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-18T19:48:29Z Supports the people of Syria as they seek to exercise universal rights and pursue peaceful democratic change.

Condemns the human rights abuses of the government of Syria, including the use of lethal violence, torture, mass arrests, and the cut-off of basic services.

Condemns the government of Iran for assisting the government of Syria in its campaign of repression against the Syrian people.

Finds that the government of Syria, led by Bashar al-Assad, has lost legitimacy and expresses support for the people of Syria to determine their future for themselves.

Commends President Obama for authorizing targeted sanctions on human rights abusers in Syria.

Urges the President to: (1) in conjunction with international partners, ensure access of humanitarian relief organizations and international media to affected areas of Syria and to impose consequences on the government of Syria and its leaders if access by these organizations continues to be impeded; and (2) work with our allies and partners at the U.N. Security Council to hold accountable human rights abusers in Syria and to support the human rights of the Syrian people.

Urges the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to: (1) implement UNHRC Resolution S-16/1 and to ensure that the investigation into violations by the government of Syria of international human rights law is undertaken immediately, and (2) reinforce the need for the U.N. General Assembly to reject Syria's candidacy for UNHRC membership.

]]> A resolution expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad regime. Display Title A resolution expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad regime. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad regime. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112sres180is/xml/BILLS-112sres180is.xml 2011-05-11 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2890-2891) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.