,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ihe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ae1 #bjbb,mr4   
,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself & ,mr4
 ,vic5te ,gonzalez ( ,texas7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committees on !          
,judici>y1 & ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,recogniz+ ! #aa? anniv]s>y ( ! ,syrian 
revolution aga9/ ,ba%> al-,assad4       
,:]eas ! ,ba'a? ,p>ty has rul$ ,syria   
s9ce ,m>* #h1 #aifc1 & ! ,assad family  
has rul$ ,syria s9ce ,novemb] #ac1      
#aigj2 ,:]eas ! ,syrian p ( all         
e?nicities & sects rose up on ,m>* #ae1 
#bjaa1 aga9/ ! brutal ,assad regime1    
call+ = fre$om1 democracy1 & dignity1 9 
! />t ( ! ,syrian revolution2 ,:]eas    
peaceful prote/]s 7 met by ! ,assad     
regime ) bullets & widespread brutality2

 ,:]eas ! ,assad regime's security =ces 
& %abiha pa9t$ on ! walls ( num]\s      
cities1 ,assad or we burn ! c\ntry2     
,:]eas peaceful activi/s su* z ,ghiya?  
,matt> gave wat] & fl[]s to ,syrian     
soldi]s only to be tortur$ to dea? by ! 
,assad regime's =ces2 ,:]eas ! brutal   
,assad regime1 ) ! support ( ,iran & !  
,russian ,f$]ation1 has committ$ crimes 
aga9/ humanity aga9/ ! p ( ,syria1 lead+
 to "o ( ! wor/ humanit>ian crises 9 ov]
 #gj ye>s1 includ+ ! dea?s ( m ?an      
#ejj1jjj p1 ! de/ruction ( m ?an #ej    
p]c5t ( ,syria's critical infra/ructure1
 & ! =c$ displacem5t ( m ?an #ad million
 p2 ,:]eas ! ,assad regime1 ) ! support 
( ,iran & ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 has     
conduct$ viol5t attacks aga9/           
humanit>ian aid work]s1 supplies1       
facilities1 transports1 & assets1 &     
imp$$ ! access & secure movem5t (       
humanit>ian p]sonnel1 & has us$ *emical 
weapons aga9/ ! ,syrian p on num]\s     
occasions2 ,:]eas ,iran is e/imat$ to h 
deploy$ ov] #c1jjj ,islamic             

,revolution>y ,gu>d ,corps 7,,irgc7 &   
regul> ,iranian milit>y advis]s to      
,syria & approximately #bj1jjj militia  
fight]s1 includ+ ,hezbollah2 ,:]eas     
,iranian-back$ militias h demoli%$      
civilian areas1 implem5t$ sieges1 &     
evict$ civilian resid5ts ?r\gh\t ,syria 
9 a campaign ( =c$ displacem5t1 :]e     
,iranian-fund$ recon/ruction plans to   
sell h\s+ developm5ts to =eign militias 
risk e/abli%+ a p]man5t ,iranian pres5ce
 & ob/acle = return ( ?\s&s ( ,syrian   
families :o fl$ ,syria2 ,:]eas ! ,assad 
regime has sy/ematically div]t$ t5s (   
millions ( doll>s 9 humanit>ian aid f ! 
,unit$ ,nations to its own b5efit2 &    
,:]eas a numb] ( c\ntries 9 ! ,gulf     
,coop]ation ,c\ncil 7,,gcc7 h accel]at$ 
ef=ts to normalize relations ) ! ,assad 
regime 9 rec5t ye>s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7       
recognizes ! #aa? anniv]s>y ( ! ,syrian 
revolution aga9/ ,ba%> al-,assad2  7#b7 
affirms t x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates to support ! ,syrian p's ef=ts to

 br+ ab\t a free & democratic ,syria :i*
 respects ! human rights ( all ,syrians 
f all e?nic & religi\s backgr\nds1      
includ+ wom52  7#c7 comm5ds ! brav]y ( !
 ,syrian p :o initially rose up on ,m>* 
#ae1 #bjaa1 prote/+ ! brutal ,assad     
regime1 z well z ! brav]y ( democratic  
activi/s involv$ 9 ! ongo+ /ruggle aga9/
 ! brutal ,assad regime 9 ,syria2  7#d7 
opposes ! normalization ( relations by  
any c\ntry ) ! ,assad regime2  7#e7     
recognizes t !re is no solution to !    
crisis 9 ,syria z long z ! brutal ,assad
 regime rema9s 9 p[]2  7#f7 calls ^u !  
,presid5t to n recognize any ,syrian    
,gov]nm5t l$ by ,ba%> al-,assad or ! "r 
( ,ba%> al-,assad to ev] run 9 any      
future election 9 ,syria2  7#g7 calls ^u
 ! ,presid5t to vigor\sly en=ce ! ,caes>
 ,syria ,civilian ,protection ,act (    
#bjai1 especially ) reg>d to entities   
locat$ )9 ! t]ritories ( gov]nm5ts :i* h
 normaliz$ ) ! ,assad regime1 & by /opp+
 ! ,arab ,gas ,pipel9e project1 & o!r   
en]gy deals1 :i* w provide ! ,assad     

regime ) gas & electricity2  7#h7 calls 
^u ! ,presid5t to reject any & all      
dialogue ) ! ,russian ,f$]ation l$ by   
,vladimir ,put9 ) reg>ds to political   
negotiations ov] ,syria2  7#i7 calls ^u 
! ,presid5t to end all fund+ to any aid 
projects by ! ,unit$ ,nations 9 ,syria  
:i* are provid+ assi/ance to ! brutal   
,assad regime1 & in/ead ensure t aid is 
deliv]$ directly to ! p ( ,syria2 &     
7#aj7 calls on ! ,presid5t to e/abli% a 
:ole-(-gov]nm5t approa* to c\nt]+ !     
brutal ,assad regime's illicit ,captagon
 trade4