Explosions rock Damascus during Macron visit in Syria
Explosions rock Damascus during Macron visit in Syria (cbsnews); Video shows bomb rock Damascus hotel where French President Macron is staying during Syrian state visit (foxnews) (sources: dw, cbsnews, foxnews, france24, aljazeera)
Explosions rock Damascus during Macron visit in Syria (cbsnews); Video shows bomb rock Damascus hotel where French President Macron is staying during Syrian state visit (foxnews)
- Explosions rock Damascus during Macron visit in Syria (cbsnews)
- Video shows bomb rock Damascus hotel where French President Macron is staying during Syrian state visit (foxnews)
↓ Congress can act on this
7 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is S2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
S2296 · 119th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Where do you stand on this bill?
Takes about 60 seconds
About this bill
What S2296 actually does
This story is about Syria: Macron 'safe' after blasts near French president's hotel. This bill would require support and reporting on security at al-Hol and Roj camps and steps to prevent an ISIS resurgence.
If passed, it would:
- Require support and reporting on security at al-Hol and Roj camps and steps to prevent an ISIS resurgence • Restrict base drawdowns in Syria absent certification, and include Syria sanctions/counternarcotics provisions in a.
6 other bills moving on this issue
Take action on any of them individually.
This story is about Syria: Macron 'safe' after blasts near French president's hotel. This bill would require a DHS assessment of terrorist threats to the United States posed by Syria-linked actors tied to FTOs or specially.
If passed, it would
- Require a DHS assessment of terrorist threats to the United States posed by Syria-linked actors tied to FTOs or • Give Congress an updated basis for hearings, border-security policy.
This story is about Syria: Macron 'safe' after blasts near French president's hotel. This bill would add benchmarks tied to humanitarian access, political prisoners, civilian targeting, Captagon, and minority protection.
If passed, it would
- Tighten conditions for sanctions relief and require reviews of Syrian banking restrictions and anti-money-laundering • Add benchmarks tied to humanitarian access, political prisoners, civilian targeting, Captagon, and minority protection.
This story is about Syria: Macron 'safe' after blasts near French president's hotel. This bill would fully repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019.
If passed, it would
- Fully repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 • Shift U.S. leverage away from statutory sanctions and toward executive-branch diplomacy and other tools.
This story is about Syria: Macron 'safe' after blasts near French president's hotel. This bill would impose sanctions on Syrian officials, financial institutions, energy links, and related actors.
If passed, it would
- Impose sanctions on Syrian officials, financial institutions, energy links, and related actors • Require congressional review before ending Syria’s state-sponsor-of-terrorism designation.
This story is about Syria: Macron 'safe' after blasts near French president's hotel. This bill would update the existing U.S. interagency strategy to track and disrupt post-Assad Captagon, methamphetamine.
If passed, it would
- Update the existing U.S. interagency strategy to track and disrupt post-Assad Captagon, methamphetamine • Require a more detailed unclassified strategy focused on border security, partner capacity, and links to Assad-era.
This story is about Syria: Macron 'safe' after blasts near French president's hotel. This bill would direct the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in or affecting Syria within 30 days unless Congress authorizes.
If passed, it would
- Direct the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in or affecting Syria within 30 days unless Congress • Force a clear congressional choice on the costs and risks of ongoing U.S. involvement in Syria.
Top coverage · 9 sources