Responsible Withdrawal from Syria Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD), absent a report that addresses specified issues, from spending FY2019 funds to reduce below 1,500 the number of active-duty servicemembers deployed to Syria. Specifically, DOD, the Department of State, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence must report on issues including U.S. political and military strategies in the region and the potential effects of a withdrawal.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National Security
Arab-Israeli relationsArms control and nonproliferationConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadExecutive agency funding and structureInternational organizations and cooperationIranIraqIsraelLebanonMiddle EastMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsOil and gasRacial and ethnic relationsReconstruction and stabilizationRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionRussiaSaudi ArabiaSyriaTerrorismTurkey
Responsible Withdrawal from Syria Act
USA116th CongressHR-914| House
| Updated: 1/30/2019
Responsible Withdrawal from Syria Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD), absent a report that addresses specified issues, from spending FY2019 funds to reduce below 1,500 the number of active-duty servicemembers deployed to Syria. Specifically, DOD, the Department of State, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence must report on issues including U.S. political and military strategies in the region and the potential effects of a withdrawal.
Arab-Israeli relationsArms control and nonproliferationConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadExecutive agency funding and structureInternational organizations and cooperationIranIraqIsraelLebanonMiddle EastMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsOil and gasRacial and ethnic relationsReconstruction and stabilizationRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionRussiaSaudi ArabiaSyriaTerrorismTurkey