Lawmakers Want Close Eye on Syria After Sanctions Law Repeal
Reps. Martin Stutzman, R-Ind., and Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., led more than 100 House Republicans Dec. 19 in calling for increased oversight of Syria following the repeal of a sanctions law targeting that country. The lawmakers said they want to ensure that Syria’s new government protects the country’s religious and ethnic minorities.
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The FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which President Donald Trump signed into law Dec. 18, repeals the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, which sanctioned Syria’s former dictatorship. But the NDAA authorizes “targeted sanctions” on individuals if Syria’s new government doesn’t meet certain conditions, such as “upholding religious and ethnic minority rights” (see 2512080048).