3.0.0 52 2022-11-01T13:49:25Z 2022-11-01T14:24:21Z Senate S 2019-01-08 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2020-03-11T14:00:00Z Referred to 2019-01-09T00:05:45Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 1790 S 2019-12-20 Became Public Law No: 116-92. Related bill CRS Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 116 31 HR 2019-06-03 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107. Related bill CRS Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 116 336 HR 2019-02-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics. Related bill CRS Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 116 1 S 2019-02-06 Held at the desk. 15:27:50 Related bill CRS 2020-03-11 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Committee 2019-01-08 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-01-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2019-01-08 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2019-01-08 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2019-05-21 False International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Aviation and airports Chemical and biological weapons Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Evidence and witnesses Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international banking Foreign property Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Human rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International organizations and cooperation Iran Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military operations and strategy Nuclear weapons Oil and gas Reconstruction and stabilization Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Rule of law and government transparency Russia Sanctions Syria Technology transfer and commercialization Terrorism Trade restrictions United Nations Visas and passports War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity International Affairs 00 2019-01-08 Introduced in Senate 2020-02-12T17:57:25Z Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019

This bill establishes additional sanctions and financial restrictions on institutions and individuals related to the conflict in Syria.

The Department of the Treasury shall determine whether the Central Bank of Syria is a financial institution of primary money laundering concern. If so, Treasury shall impose one or more special measures, such as requiring domestic financial institutions to maintain additional records on transactions involving the bank.

The President shall impose sanctions on foreign persons that (1) provide significant support or engage in a significant transaction with the Syrian government or those acting on behalf of Syria, Russia, or Iran; or (2) are knowingly responsible for serious human rights abuses against the Syrian people.

The bill also imposes sanctions on those that knowingly provide various goods or services to Syria, such as aircraft for the military, technology for the government's domestic petroleum production, items on the U.S. Munitions List, and items that the President believes are being used to commit human rights abuses against the Syrian people.

The sanctions include blocking of financial transactions and barring of entry into the United States. Such sanctions shall not apply to activities related to providing humanitarian aid or supporting democratic institutions in Syria.

The President may suspend the sanctions under certain conditions, including if it is in the United States' national security interests.

The Department of State is authorized to assist entities that are conducting criminal investigations and gathering evidence to prosecute those responsible for war crimes in Syria.

]]> Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 Display Title Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, encourage a negotiated political settlement, and hold Syrian human rights abusers accountable for their crimes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s52is/xml/BILLS-116s52is.xml 2020-03-11 Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. 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.