# 116-hr-8931: Stop the Killing in Syria Act

116-hr-8931, Stop the Killing in Syria Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC); status Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1193) (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8931
- Congress: 116
- Title: Stop the Killing in Syria Act
- Status: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1193)
- Introduced: 2020-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop the Killing in Syria ActThis bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against specified persons that assist or support Syria in malign activities and crimes against its own people, and it requires the Department of State to submit a strategy for removing the al-Assad regime from power and achieving a transition to a free and democratic Syria. Further, the bill prohibits any federal department or agency from recognizing any Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad or the legitimacy of Bashar al-Assad as President of Syria.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8931 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8931)

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- [116-hr-8947: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8947)
- [116-hr-8917: To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend th…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8917)
- [116-hr-8907: International Spending Transparency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8907)
- [116-hr-8899: Transatlantic Te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8899)
- [116-hr-8844: Badr Organization Designation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8844)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8931 (as of 2025-11-18).