H.R. 1473: Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act

Plain summary

Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense funds for the purpose of: deploying members of the Armed Forces to Syria to engage in ground combat operations; awarding a contract to a private security contractor to conduct any activity on the ground of Syria; or otherwise establishing or maintaining any presence of members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground of Syria, unless the purpose of such presence is limited solely to rescuing or protecting members of the Armed Forces from imminent danger. The prohibition does not apply to the deployment of the Armed Forces to protect, rescue, or remove U.S. personnel.

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Official text

Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 34 cosponsors

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Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1473.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1473 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115