MESOP DOSSIER : TODAY’S U.S. AMENDMENTS CONCERNING SYRIA & TURKEY

  • An amendment offered by Reps. John Conyers (D-MI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Peter Welch (D-VT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), and Barbara Lee (D-CA) to bar funding being used to “deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of Members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground in Syria unless the purpose of the presence is to rescue a Member of the Armed Forces from imminent danger,” was not ruled in order and was not considered.
  • An amendment by Reps. Chris Gibson (R-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT) to prohibit the use of funds for arming Syrian rebel groups and for U.S. military operations in Syria was not ruled in order and was not considered.
  • An amendment offered by Alan Grayson (D-FL) to prohibit funding for assistance to Iran or Syria unless specifically appropriated for that purpose was not ruled in order and was not considered.
  • An amendment offered by Richard Nugent (R-FL) to bar funding for U.S. military involvement or any lethal aid to Syria was withdrawn.
  • An amendment offered by Tom Rooney (R-FL) to bar funding and the provision of military equipment and support to rebel groups in Syria was not ruled in order and was not considered.
  • An amendment offered by David Schweikert (R-AZ) to bar funding for military operations in or against Syria except under a formal declaration of war was not ruled in order and was not considered.
  • An amendment offered by Ted Yoho (R-FL) to prohibit funds used to “furnish, train, or support military activities to any group of individual in Syria unless Congress has formally declared war with Syria,” was not ruled in order and was not considered.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee also reported S. 960 on fostering “stability in Syria” out of committee with a written report, Senate Report 113-79, clearing the way for floor consideration of the bill.

Committee Hearing Notes – Wednesday (7/31)