This concurrent resolution expresses Congressional support for the Syrian people following the December 2024 fall of Bashar Assad's government and affirms the United States' commitment to protecting religious and ethnic minorities during Syria's political transition. The resolution emphasizes that Syria's diverse communities, including Kurds, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Yezidis, and others, have been integral to Syrian society and deserve protection of their human rights and cultural heritage sites. It calls on all parties in Syria to cease violence and refrain from repression, while urging the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development to advocate for minorities' protection and consider humanitarian aid and development programming to support reconstruction efforts. The resolution also reaffirms U.S. commitment to supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces as counterterrorism partners and to finding American journalist Austin Tice, who was kidnapped in Syria in 2012. As a concurrent resolution, this measure expresses Congressional sentiment and policy direction but does not have the force of law and requires no presidential signature.
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