Condemning the Assad regime for its continued use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people.

holds the Assad regime responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including its confirmed use of chemical weapons;

condemns Russia and China for repeatedly blocking collective response to Bashar al-Assad’s confirmed use of chemical weapons though through the United Nations Security Council;

calls on the United Nations Security Council to take immediate, decisive action in response to the Assad regime’s continued use of chemical weapons;

supports the critical work of the United Nations-Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Joint Investigate Investigative Mechanism;

expresses alarm that the continued use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime undermines the integrity of the Chemical Weapons Convention;

reiterates that Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy as Syria’s leader; and

insists that Bashar al-Assad must be held accountable for his war crimes and crimes against humanity.