A bill to repeal certain Acts that impose sanctions upon Syria.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill repeals two Syria sanctions laws: the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 and the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012. The text does not replace those sanctions with a new framework; it simply removes those Acts from law.
Who Benefits and How
Syrian government-linked entities subject to those statutory sanctions could benefit because repeal would remove sanctions authorities created by the two Acts. U.S. exporters, financial institutions, and humanitarian or reconstruction organizations seeking Syria-related activity could benefit if repeal reduces statutory restrictions, licensing concerns, or compliance risk tied to those specific laws. U.S. diplomats seeking flexibility in Syria policy could benefit from fewer congressionally mandated sanctions constraints.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Treasury and State Department sanctions administrators would need to update guidance, licensing, compliance materials, and enforcement posture tied to the repealed authorities. Human-rights advocates focused on Syrian abuses may bear a policy burden because the repealed 2012 Act targeted human-rights accountability. Lebanese sovereignty advocates may see reduced statutory pressure tied to Syria's regional conduct because the 2003 Act would be repealed.
Key Provisions
- Repeals the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003.
- Repeals the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012.
- Removes those statutory sanctions authorities without adding replacement sanctions, reporting requirements, waiver rules, or transition procedures.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Repeals the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 and the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012, removing those statutory sanctions authorities.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Affairs, Sanctions, Trade
Primary Purpose
Repeals the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 and the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012, removing those statutory sanctions authorities.
Policy Domains
Repeal of Syria sanctions acts
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Syrian government-linked entities under repealed sanctions
- U.S. exporters considering Syria transactions
- Humanitarian organizations operating in Syria
- State Department Syria policy officials
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Treasury Department Syria sanctions administrators
- Syrian human-rights accountability advocates
- Lebanese sovereignty policy advocates
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment. …
Reported by Mr. Risch, without amendment
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment …
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Mullin, and Ms. Ernst) introduced …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Mullin, and Ms. Ernst) introduced …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "state"
- → Department of State Syria policy officials
- "treasury"
- → Department of the Treasury sanctions administrators
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 and the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012.
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