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Syria sanctions repeal
Data as of August 8, 2026
What Congress is deciding
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Before Congress is S. 3172, a bill to repeal certain Acts that impose sanctions upon Syria. It sits on the Senate floor calendar under General Orders, Calendar No. 501, placed there on July 27, 2026. As the record states it, the measure would repeal two long-standing US sanctions laws on Syria. A yes vote would end those sanctions laws. A no vote would leave the existing sanctions laws on Syria in place. Coverage of the bill across five outlets has been described as neutral.
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August 8, 2026Nothing recorded yet today.
July 28 – August 7, 2026Nothing recorded across 11 days.
July 27, 2026
- Floor actionS. 3172
S. 3172 was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders as Calendar No. 501 on July 27, 2026.
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- Floor actionS. 3172
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations reported S. 3172 without amendment on July 27, 2026.
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July 26, 2026Nothing recorded.
June 17, 2026
- Floor actionS. 3172
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ordered S. 3172 to be reported favorably without amendment on June 17, 2026.
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On the floor calendarJul 27, 2026
Bill would repeal two long-standing US sanctions laws on Syria
A yes vote on S. 3172 would repeal the two sanctions laws on Syria named in the bill. A no vote leaves those sanctions laws in place. The bill currently sits on the Senate floor calendar under General Orders, Calendar No. 501, with no vote date in the record.
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