HOUSE 1473115th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act

Last Action: 3/9/2017

Actions

2017-03-09Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2017-03-09Introduced in House
2017-03-09Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-03-09 (00)

Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act

This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense funds for the purpose of:

deploying members of the Armed Forces to Syria to engage in ground combat operations;
awarding a contract to a private security contractor to conduct any activity on the ground of Syria; or
otherwise establishing or maintaining any presence of members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground of Syria, unless the purpose of such presence is limited solely to rescuing or protecting members of the Armed Forces from imminent danger.

The prohibition does not apply to the deployment of the Armed Forces to protect, rescue, or remove U.S. personnel.

Cosponsors (20)

WALTER JONES (R-NC)
MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
Mark Pocan (D-WI)
FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)
JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
Karen Bass (D-CA)
ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN)
Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)

Subjects

Conflicts and wars
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Syria

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