To require certain additional actions in connection with the national emergency with respect to Syria, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Eliot Engel
Sponsor. Representative for New York's 16th congressional district. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on January 22, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
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57 Cosponsors (36 Democrats, 21 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Kinzinger-Led Legislation Passes the House”
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL16, 2013-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jan 24, 2019
“RELEASE: Rep. Hill Applauds Inclusion of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act in FY20 NDAA”
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Rep. French Hill [R-AR2]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 7, 2019
“Olson Statement on Assad Regime Use of Chemical Weapons”
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Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX22, 2009-2020]
on Sep 27, 2019
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What stakeholders are saying
History
Nov 15, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
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May 17, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Jan 3, 2019
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Introduced
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Jan 22, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
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May 22, 2019
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Considered by Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 3, 2019
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Text Published
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Jun 27, 2019
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
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Sep 17, 2019
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Passed House
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Dec 11, 2019
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Dec 17, 2019
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Dec 20, 2019
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 31 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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