U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Repeal the Caesar Act Sanctions on Syria - The Syrian Observer

Bill to permanently remove US sanctions on Syria that targeted the Assad regime introduced.

U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Repeal the Caesar Act Sanctions on Syria - The Syrian Observer

In a significant development reflecting shifting U.S. policy toward Syria, two members of the U.S. Senate introduced a bill on Wednesday calling for the repeal of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, commonly known as the “Caesar Act.” The bipartisan bill was submitted by Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Senator Rand Paul, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, according to a statement published on the co…

US lawmakers move to repeal Syria Caesar sanctions

Two US senators have introduced a bill repealing the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, amid moves by Washington to remove sanctions on Syria after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, and Republican Rand Paul forwarded the bill on Wednesday. "The Syrian people have a generational opportunity to write a new chapter for their country and the entir…

House, Senate lawmakers push repeal of Syria sanctions legislation

Bipartisan groups of House and Senate members have introduced legislation to repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, sanctions legislation passed in 2019 targeting the former Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad, a step that proponents say will help remove obstacles to reconstruction and stabilization efforts in post-Assad Syria. The administration recently announced that it would be lifting all sanctions on Syria, but the Caesar Ac…

Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Paul Introduce Legislation to Repeal the Caesar Act to End Economic Sanctions on Syria | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a...

Syria: If Sanctions Are Lifted, Will Syria 'Shine?'

“It’s their time to shine. We’re taking them all off,” said US President Donald Trump in a speech that sparked an outburst of joy in Damascus. After 14 years of war, 90% of the Syrian population live beneath the poverty line. Since the Assad regime fell in December, removing the sanctions to kickstart the economy has been a top priority of transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the victorious rebellion; but Syria has been under s…