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kind: "diff"
citation: "S. Res. 116"
bill: "115-sres-116"
heading: "Condemning the Assad regime for its continued use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people."
from: "is"
from_label: "Introduced in Senate"
to: "rs"
to_label: "Reported in Senate"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/115/sres/116/changes/rs"
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# S. Res. 116 — what changed

S. Res. 116, Condemning the Assad regime for its continued use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people. — 1 section amended between Introduced in Senate and Reported in Senate.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## (unnamed section)

- That the Senate—
- (1) holds the Assad regime responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including its confirmed use of chemical weapons;
- (2) condemns Russia <ins>and China </ins>for repeatedly blocking collective response to Bashar al-Assad’s confirmed use of chemical weapons though <ins>through </ins>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) supports the critical work of the United <del>Nations–Organization </del><ins>Nations-Organization </ins>for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Joint Investigate <ins>Investigative </ins>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.