We will not forget this shameful stance and we will fight this bill tooth and nail in the media, in your districts, and in the house and senate. @RepFrenchHill@RepMikeLawler are undermining President Trump’s policies and destabilizing Syria. Shame
While I appreciate the intent of my colleagues on the Financial Services Committee and @RepMikeLawler for bringing up the timely issue of streamlining Syria sanctions, I believe that a clean repeal of the Caesar Act is most in line with the President’s agenda to “give Syria a chance.” Keeping Caesar on the books for years will only deter long term reconstruction which could help ISIS resurgence.
#Syrian Americans Urge ‘No’ Vote on the #Syria Sanctions Accountability Act of 2025 (H.R. 4427), Call on HFSC Chair Hill @RepFrenchHill to Withdraw It from Consideration
Bill Is a Backdoor Expansion of U.S. Syria #Sanctions
July 21, 2025
1/2 The Syrian American Council (SAC), together with the broader Syrian American community it represents across the United States, strongly opposes the Syria Sanctions Accountability Act of 2025 (H.R. 4427), which is scheduled for markup before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, July 22 at 10:00 A.M. EST.
At a time when Syria is finally being given a pathway to rebuild, re-stabilize, and reintegrate into the international community, this bill, which was introduced by Rep. Mike Lawler @RepMikeLawler on July 16, 2025, moves the country—and U.S. policy—decisively in the wrong direction.
This Bill Undermines President #Trump’s Syria Policy:
H.R. 4427 directly contradicts the clear policy direction set forth by President Trump in his June 30, 2025 Executive Order terminating broad-based Syria sanctions. That order formally ended the Syria sanctions program, shifted U.S. posture from isolation to engagement, and opened a door for reconstruction and refugee return. President Trump’s message was simple and bold: it’s time to give Syria a chance to recover.
At the same time the bill contradicts SFRC Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen’s @SenatorShaheen@SFRCdems Syria policy, which supports sanctions relief.
Rather than supporting this shift, H.R. 4427 locks in even more burdensome conditions for sanctions relief, doubling down on a sanctions regime that is crippling Syria’s economy and deepening the suffering of ordinary Syrians.
Unnecessary and Redundant Conditions:
The bill adds two new conditions that, while well-intentioned, are both unnecessary and counterproductive:
1Captagon Trafficking
2The Assad regime’s role in Captagon production was serious—but it is already being addressed under numerous existing laws such as the Captagon Act (H.R. 6265), and the Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023 (H.R. 4681), which give the U.S. broad tools to sanction traffickers and dismantle networks.
There is no need to duplicate this mandate in the Caesar framework.
Arbitrary Detention of Religious Minorities: Again, this is a vital concern—but the Executive Order already empowers the U.S. to target human rights violators. And existing authorities under the Global Magnitsky Act, International Religious Freedom Act, and others provide robust mechanisms to hold perpetrators accountable.
Adding these issues to the Caesar Act now—after more than a decade of atrocities that included mass civilian killings and siege warfare—appears arbitrary and politically symbolic, not policy-driven.
A Delayed Path to Relief:
Given the slow legislative process, even in an ideal, best-case scenario—where Syria satisfies every condition immediately and fully—this bill’s structure would delay any sanctions relief until at least 2028, due to the new requirement that compliance be maintained for two full consecutive years. @FinancialCmte@RepMaxineWaters, @USHouseFSC@RepFrankLucas@PeteSessions@RepHuizenga@RepAnnWagner@RepAndyBarr@RepRWilliams@GOPMajorityWhip, @tomemmer@RepLoudermilk@WarrenDavidson@RepJohnRose@RepBryanSteil@RepTimmons@RepStutzman@RepRalphNorman@RepMeuser@RepYoungKim@RepDonaldsPress@RepGarbarino@RepFitzgerald@USRepMikeFlood@RepMikeLawler@RepMonicaDLC@AndyOgles@ZachNunn@RepLisaMcClain@RepMariaSalazar@MaElviraSalazar@RepTroyDowning@TroyDowningMT@RepHaridopolos@MikeHaridopolos@RepTimMooreNC@TimMooren@NydiaVelazquez@BradSherman@RepGregoryMeeks@repdavidscott@RepStephenLynch@RepAlGreen@repcleaver@jahimes
📣 ACT NOW: Congress is considering H.R. 4427, a bill that would expand punishing sanctions on #Syria and undermine ongoing efforts to rebuild and maintain peace.
Tell your Representative to vote NO and support stability in Syria: https://t.co/ya1A131oPi
1- Sanctions are crushing Syria’s people, not its power structure. This isn’t just a humanitarian issue-it’s a strategic failure for the US.
2- The longer Syria remains unstable and isolated, the more room there is for extremism, trafficking, and foreign influence hostile to U.S. interests.
3- Lifting sanctions is not surrender- it’s strategy. It opens the door to recovery, diplomacy, and long-term peace. Syrians are ready to be partners, not pawns.
4- It’s time to trade punishment for compassion—and isolation for partnership. Let Syrians thrive, not just survive.
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