3.0.0 424 2019-11-15T21:50:54Z 2019-11-15T21:50:54Z Senate S SRES 2012-04-18 112 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-04-18T16:29:12Z 2012-04-18 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2502-2503) IntroReferral 2012-04-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2012-04-18 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2012-04-18 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2012-04-18 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2012-04-18 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2012-04-18 True International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Human rights Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Political movements and philosophies Protest and dissent Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Sanctions Sex offenses Syria Terrorism International Affairs 00 2012-04-18 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-24T20:14:18Z Condemns the mass atrocities and severe human rights abuses being perpetrated against the Syrian people by Bashar al-Assad and his followers.

Recognizes the right of the Syrian people to defend themselves against the violence being conducted by the Assad regime and supports calls by Arab leaders to provide the Syrian people with the means to defend themselves.

Urges the President to take all necessary precautions to ensure that support for the Syrian opposition does not benefit individuals in Syria who are aligned with al Qaeda or who have committed human rights abuses.

Affirms that the establishment of safe havens would be an important step to save Syrian lives and calls on the President to consult with regional allies on whether, how, and where to create such safe havens.

Urges the President, as part of an international effort to hold senior Syrian officials accountable for mass atrocities, to gather information about such mass atrocities.

Commends the establishment of the Friends of the Syrian People Contact Group and other international diplomatic efforts to end the violence and support a peaceful transition to democracy and the removal of Bashar al-Assad from power.

]]> 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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate 2012-04-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112sres424is/xml/BILLS-112sres424is.xml 2012-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2502-2503) 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.