House Bill Would Repeal Syria Sanctions Laws
Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Anna Luna, R-Fla., introduced a bill June 27 that would end U.S. sanctions on Syria to help the country rebuild following the collapse of the Bashar Assad regime.
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While recent executive actions have eased sanctions on Syria, they “only provide temporary relief and are subject to future revocation,” a press release says. “Only Congress can enact permanent repeal, which is what this bill seeks to do.”
The Syria Sanctions Relief Act, which was referred to the House Foreign Affairs, Judiciary and Financial Services committees, would repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 and Title VII of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012. Legislation to repeal just the Caesar Act has been introduced in the House and Senate (see 2506200029 and 2506130057).