THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

HENRY J. HYDE, Ilinois, Chairman JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa

TOM LANTOS, California CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey, HOWARD L. BERMAN, California Vice Chairman

GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York DAN BURTON, Indiana

ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American ELTON GALLEGLY, California

Samoa ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida

DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey DANA ROHRABACHER, California

ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey EDWARD R. ROYCE, California

SHERROD BROWN, Ohio PETER T. KING, New York

BRAD SHERMAN, California STEVE CHABOT, Ohio

ROBERT WEXLER, Florida THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado

ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York RON PAUL, Texas

WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts DARRELL ISSA, California

GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York JEFF FLAKE, Arizona

BARBARA LEE, California JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia

JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York MARK GREEN, Wisconsin

EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon JERRY WELLER, Illinois

SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada MIKE PENCE, Indiana

GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California THADDEUS G. McCOTTER, Michigan ADAM B. SCHIFF, California KATHERINE HARRIS, Florida

DIANE E. WATSON, California JOE WILSON, South Carolina

ADAM SMITH, Washington JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas

BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota
J. GRESHAM BARRETT, South Carolina BEN CHANI ER, Kentucky
CONNIE MACK, Florida

DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California
JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
MICHAEL MCCAUL, Texas
TED POE, Texas

THOMAS E. MOONEY, SR., Staff Director/General Counsel

ROBERT R. KING, Democratic Staff Director

SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA

ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida, Chair STEVE CHABOT, Ohio, Vice Chair

GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York THADDEUS G. McCOTTER, Michigan

HOWARD L. BERMAN, California JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas

ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York CONNIE MACK, Florida

JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska

SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia

ADAM B. SCHIFF, California MIKE PENCE, Indiana

BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky KATHERINE HARRIS, Florida

DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California
DARRELL ISSA, California

YLEEM POBLETE, Subcommittee Staff Director
DAVID ADAMS, Democratic Professional Staff Member

MATT ZWEIG, Staff Associate

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H. Con. Res. 18, Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the

continuing gross violations of human rights and civil liberties of the Syrian and Lebanese people by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H. Con. Res. 18 offered by

the Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Representative in Congress from
the State of Florida, and Chair, Subcommittee on the Middle East and

Central Asia
H. Con. Res. 32, Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the

occupation of the Republic of Lebanon by the Syrian Arab Republic
Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H. Con. Res. 32 offered by

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