US Congress Senate Joint Resolution 59 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 24-0)
Status: Introduced on October 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-10-23 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 259.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

This joint resolution condemns Turkey's hostilities against Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria and expresses support for a continued U.S. military presence in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Specifically, the joint resolution (1) calls on the U.S. government to pressure Turkey to curtail its hostilities against U.S. partner forces in Syria; (2) calls on the U.S. government and other nations to continue supporting, or to increase support for, stabilization efforts in northeastern Syria; (3) warns that a precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from the ongoing fight against terrorist groups in the region would be detrimental to the interests of the United States and its allies; and (4) otherwise expresses the sense of Congress regarding military, diplomatic, and humanitarian support in the region.

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the precipitous withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Syria and Afghanistan, and Turkey's unprovoked incursion into Syria.

Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-23	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 259.
2019-10-22	Senate	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text: CR S5974)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/59/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sjres59/BILLS-116sjres59pcs.pdf