Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2013

S.1201
Introduced: 
June 20, 2013
113
First
June 20, 2013
Referred to Senate (sub)committee

This bill would forbid U.S. assistance to any group or individual in Syria to conduct military or paramilitary operations unless specifically authorized by Congress. It would also require the secretary of state to report to Congress on the issue every 90 days. The bill provides an exception for assistance to the Syrian people in the form of non-lethal humanitarian aid supplied through NGOs and contractors or foreign governments.

Sens. Paul, Murphy and Udall, all cosponsors of this bill, cast the 3 dissenting votes in the Senate Armed Service Cmte. decision (5/22/13) to send the Syria Transition Support Act (S. 960 of 5/13/13) to the floor of the Senate.

3 cosponsors (2R, 1D).

See also: H.R. 2432 of 6/19/13, identical bills H.R. 2492 and H.R. 2494, both of 6/25/13, and H.R. 2507 of 6/26/13.

Last major action: 6/20/13 referred to Senate Cmte. on Intelligence.

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