,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #e 
7legislative day1 ,april #d71 #bjag ,mr4
 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,corker1    
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 
,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4       
,coons1 and ,mr4 ,gardner7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,condemning   
the ,assad regime for its continued use 
of chemical weapons against the ,syrian 
people4  ,whereas1 on ,august #ba1      
#bjac1 the ,assad regime launched       
rockets carrying sarin gas1 a deadly    
nerve agent1 against ,ghouta1 a         
rebel-held suburb of ,damascus1 killing 
#a1dbi men1 women1 and children1        
according to ,united ,states ,government
 estimates1 while injuring another      
#c1fjj people2 ,whereas1 on ,september  
#ad1 #bjac1 the ,assad regime agreed to 
enter the ,convention on the            
,prohibition of the ,development1       

,production1 ,stockpiling1 and ,use of  
,chemical ,weapons and on their         
,destruction1 done at ,paris ,january   
#ac1 #aiic1 and entered into force      
,april #bi1 #aiig 7referred to in this  
,resolution as the ,chemical ,weapons   
,convention71 and to allow a joint      
mission between the ,united ,nations and
 the ,organization for the ,prevention  
of ,chemical ,weapons 7referred to in   
this ,resolution as the ,,opcw-,,un7 to 
oversee the removal and elimination of  
,syria's chemical weapons program2      
,whereas1 on ,september #bg1 #bjac1 the 
,united ,nations ,security ,council     
unanimously adopted ,resolution #baah1  
which endorsed the destruction of       
,syria's chemical weapons program and   
agreed that in the event of             
noncompliance1 it would take action     
under ,chapter ,,vii of the ,charter of 
the ,united ,nations2 ,whereas1 on      
,october #af1 #bjac1 the ,,opcw-,,un was
 formally established to investigate and
 destroy ,syria's chemical weapons      

program and stockpiles2 ,whereas1 on    
,june #bc1 #bjad1 the ,,opcw-,,un       
announced that the last of ,syria's     
declared chemical weapon stockpile had  
been shipped out of ,syria for          
destruction2 ,whereas1 on ,september    
#cj1 #bjad1 the ,,opcw-,,un announced   
that it had completed its mandate and   
officially ended operations2 ,whereas1  
on ,october #ad1 #bjac1 the ,syria      
,government entered into the ,chemical  
,weapons ,convention2 ,whereas the      
,chemical ,weapons ,convention has #aib 
member states and bans all chemical     
weapons2 ,whereas1 the ,assad regime was
 subsequently accused of committing more
 chemical weapons attacks on ,syrian    
civilians in opposition-held areas by   
using chlorine-based chemical weapons1  
in violation of the ,chemical ,weapons  
,convention2 ,whereas1 on ,august #g1   
#bjae1 the ,united ,nations ,security   
,council adopted ,resolution #bbce1     
which established the ,,un-,,opcw ,joint
 ,investigative ,mechanism to identify  

which individuals and entities were     
responsible for the use of              
chlorine-based chemical weapons attacks 
in ,syria2 ,whereas1 on ,october #bg1   
#bjaf1 the ,,un-,,opcw ,joint           
,investigative ,mechanism definitively  
confirmed that the ,assad regime was    
responsible for the use of chemical     
weapons in ,syria in ,talmenes in ,april
 #bjad1 in ,qmenas in ,march #bjae1 and 
in ,sarmin in ,march #bjaf2 ,whereas1   
the ,united ,nations ,security ,council 
adopted ,resolution #bcai on ,november  
#ag1 #bjaf1 which renewed the           
,,un-,,opcw ,joint ,investigative       
,mechanism mandate for one year2        
,whereas1 the ,russian ,federation1     
along with ,china1 blocked a ,united    
,nations ,security ,council ,resolution 
on ,february #bh1 #bjag1 which would    
have implemented a sanctions regime     
against the ,assad regime for its use of
 chemical weapons2 ,whereas1 on the     
morning of ,april #d1 #bjag1 another    
chemical weapons attack took place in   

the town of ,khan ,sheikhoun in ,idlib  
,province1 killing at least #eh people1 
including #aa children1 according to the
 ,syrian ,observatory ,for ,human       
,rights2 ,whereas ,human ,rights ,watch 
reported that dozens of people showed   
symptoms consistent with exposure to    
chemicals after aircraft attacked the   
town2 ,whereas the ,assad regime is the 
only entity operating in ,syria that the
 ,,un-,,opcw ,joint ,investigative      
,mechanism has confirmed use of aircraft
 to launch chemical weapons attacks2    
,whereas1 ,united ,states ,ambassador to
 the ,united ,nations ,nikki ,haley     
announced that the ,united ,nations     
,security ,council would hold an        
emergency meeting on ,april #e1 #bjag1  
to discuss the chemical weapons attack  
in ,idlib province3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 holds the  
,assad regime responsible for war crimes
 and crimes against humanity1 including 
its confirmed use of chemical weapons2  
7#b7 condemns ,russia for repeatedly    

blocking collective response to ,bashar 
al-,assad's confirmed use of chemical   
weapons though the ,united ,nations     
,security ,council2  7#c7 calls on the  
,united ,nations ,security ,council to  
take immediate1 decisive action in      
response to the ,assad regime's         
continued use of chemical weapons2  7#d7
 supports the critical work of the      
,united ,nations-,organization for the  
,prohibition of ,chemical ,weapons      
,joint ,investigate ,mechanism2  7#e7   
expresses alarm that the continued use  
of chemical weapons by the ,assad regime
 undermines the integrity of the        
,chemical ,weapons ,convention2  7#f7   
reiterates that ,bashar al-,assad has   
lost legitimacy as ,syria's leader2 and 
7#g7 insists that ,bashar al-,assad must
 be held accountable for his war crimes 
and crimes against humanity4