H. Res. 508 (Introduced in House) — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should use the full authority of his office to convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war in Syria.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

calls on the President to convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war in Syria, which can and should include further pursuing the Vienna II effort;

(2)

requests that these negotiations—

(A)

stabilize the country and provide for political change towards a popularly supported, accountable Syrian leadership;

(B)

implement immediate measures to protect, and stem the flow of, refugees from Syria and provide for the return of those who have fled; and

(C)

create a coordinated international strategy for the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which is in the best interests of all international parties; and

(3)

calls on the other nations that have an interest or involvement in the region and conflict to join these negotiations and commit to transitioning from the current al-Assad government and countering the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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Nov 2, 2015viewing Introduced in House Mr. Himes (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Esty, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ellison, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Carney, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Honda, Mr. Foster, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Pocan) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should use the full authority of his office to convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war in Syria.

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