US Congress House Bill 1677 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on May 18 2017 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-10-03 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017 This bill declares that it is U.S. policy to use all diplomatic and economic means to compel the government of Bashar al-Assad to halt the slaughter of the Syrian people and work toward a democratic government. The President shall prohibit, or impose conditions on, the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or payable-through account by any domestic financial institution or domestic financial agency for or on behalf of the Central Bank of Syria that is of primary money laundering concern. The bill directs the President to impose specified entry and U.S.-based property sanctions against a foreign person that knowingly: (1) provided significant financial or material support to Syria, the Central Bank of Syria, or to a foreign person subject to specified sanctions; (2) supported Syria's domestic production of natural gas or petroleum; (3) sold or provided civilian aircraft or spare parts or other significant goods or services to a foreign person operating in Syria's shipping, transportation, or telecommunications sectors; or (4) financed money laundering activities. The President shall impose specified entry and U.S.-based property sanctions against a foreign person that has knowingly provided support to Syria to acquire or develop ballistic missiles, chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, or advanced conventional weapons. The Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 is amended to direct the President to impose entry and U.S.-based property sanctions against persons responsible for: (1) committing serious human rights abuses against Syrian citizens or their family members, or (2) transferring to Syria certain military items or goods or technologies that may be used to commit human rights abuses. The President shall submit and update a list of, and impose entry and U.S.-based property sanctions against, persons responsible for hindering access to humanitarian relief activities in Syria. The President shall report with respect to whether each of specified Syrian persons, including Bashar al Assad, meets the requirements for inclusion on the list of persons who are responsible for certain human rights abuses against Syrian citizens. The President may: (1) provide assistance to advance a comprehensive relief and recovery strategy in Syria, and (2) suspend sanctions against Syria under specified conditions.

Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. French Hill [R-AR]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]
Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Evan Jenkins [R-WV]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Trey Hollingsworth [R-IN]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-10-03	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620.
2018-10-03	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2018-09-26	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-05-18	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2017-05-17	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-05-17	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4281-4286)
2017-05-17	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1677.
2017-05-17	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4281-4291)
2017-05-17	House	Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-05-11	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 68.
2017-05-11	House	Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
2017-05-11	House	Committee on Financial Services discharged.
2017-05-11	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 115-115, Part I.
2017-05-03	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-05-03	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-03-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1677/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1677/BILLS-115hr1677ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1677/BILLS-115hr1677rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1677/BILLS-115hr1677eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1677/BILLS-115hr1677rs.pdf