Bill · S. 3172· Senate(119-S-3172)
A bill to repeal certain Acts that impose sanctions upon Syria.
- Introduced
- 11/10/2025
- Last activity
- 7/27/2026 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.
- Sponsored by
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 2
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill proposes to repeal specific laws that impose sanctions on Syria. It targets the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 and the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012.
Yes
Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?+5
Repealing sanctions can facilitate diplomatic engagement with Syria.
Would business owners be better off under this?+4
Business owners may benefit from the removal of trade restrictions and sanctions on Syria.
Does this make trade with other countries easier?+3
Removal of sanctions may reopen trade opportunities between the US and Syria.
The opposite
Does this give the federal government more power?-2
Repealing existing federal statutes reduces the current scope of federal sanctions authority over Syria.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Repeal of the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003: Section 1(a) removes this act, which could end the specific sanctions it imposed.
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Repeal of the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012: Section 1(b) removes this act, which could end the specific sanctions it imposed.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Removal of Human Rights Accountability: Section 1(b) repeals the Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012, removing the legal framework provided by that specific act.
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Removal of Accountability and Sovereignty Protections: Section 1(a) repeals the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, removing the legal framework provided by that specific act.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Diplomatic Engagement+5Improves International Trade+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power-2
- 7/27/2026
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.
- 6/17/2026
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 11/10/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Joni ErnstRepublican · Iowa
Markwayne MullinRepublican · Oklahoma