Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019
This bill establishes additional sanctions and financial restrictions on institutions and individuals related to the conflict in Syria.
The Department of the Treasury shall determine whether the Central Bank of Syria is a financial institution of primary money laundering concern and, if so, impose one or more special measures, such as requiring domestic financial institutions to maintain additional records on transactions involving the bank.
The President shall impose sanctions on foreign persons that provide significant support to or engage in a significant transaction with the Syrian government or the military forces or contractors acting on behalf of Syria, Russia, or Iran. The bill also imposes sanctions on those that knowingly sell or provide
The sanctions include blocking of financial and property transactions and barring of entry into the United States. Such sanctions shall not apply to various nongovernmental organizations and activities related to providing humanitarian aid or supporting democratic institutions in Syria.
The President may suspend some or all of the sanctions under certain conditions, including if it is in the United States' national security interests.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-03 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107. | Senate |
| 2019-06-03 | Committee | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | Senate |
| 2019-05-22 | Committee | Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2019-01-23 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H970-971) | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 31. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H970-974) | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-22 | Floor | Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-03 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-03 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-03 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |