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Apr 5, 2017viewing Reported in Senate Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall, Mr. Coons, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Booker, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Markey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Apr 5, 2017 Introduced in Senate Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Gardner) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

S. Res. 116 — what changed

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

From Introduced in Senate to Reported in Senate. 1 section amended between Introduced in Senate and Reported in Senate.

That the Senate—

(1)

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

(2)

changed 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;

(3)

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

(4)

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

(5)

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

(6)

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

(7)

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

S. Res. 116 — what changed

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