Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016

In an effort to stop the civil war in Syria, encourage a political settlement, and to hold perpetrators of human rights violations accountable, this bill would direct the president to impose sanctions on individuals deemed to be providing certain financial, material, technological, or financial support to the Syrian government and individuals complicit in human rights abuses in Syria. It would also require the White House to submit new reports on related subjects.

89 cosponsors (47D, 42R).

Last major action: 11/15/16 passed in the House by voice vote.