United States 113th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

SRES 219 — A resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and others to be tried before the International Criminal Court for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Last action — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6298-6299)

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. Died in session

This bill died with 113th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Condemns the ongoing violence, the use of chemical weapons, and the systematic human rights violations carried out by Syrian government forces under the direction of President Bashar al-Assad as well as abuses committed by other groups involved in the civil war in Syria. Supports the people of Syria seeking peaceful democratic change. Calls on the United Nations Security Council, based on evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been perpetrated in Syria, to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read SRES 219 on the official United States source →

Action History

  1. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6298-6299)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (546)

546 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 546 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

civil-rights
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SRES 219 do?
Condemns the ongoing violence, the use of chemical weapons, and the systematic human rights violations carried out by Syrian government forces under the direction of President Bashar al-Assad as well as abuses committed by other groups involved in the civil war in Syria. Supports the people of Syria seeking peaceful democratic change. Calls on the United Nations Security Council, based on evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been perpetrated in Syria, to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court.
Who sponsors SRES 219?
SRES 219 is sponsored by Benjamin Cardin (D).
What is the current status of SRES 219?
This bill died with 113th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SRES 219?
Track SRES 219 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SRES 219

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SRES 219

Last checked for changes about 17 hours ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →