The Syrian American Council in Washington announced that the US Senate voted Wednesday evening to approve a budget bill that includes a provision permanently repealing the Caesar Act, by a vote of 77 to 20.
In a post on the X platform, the council explained that this decision represents a "dramatic victory" in the council's efforts over the past years to end the sanctions imposed on Syria under the Caesar Act, considering the move a major political and economic shift in the US position toward Damascus.
The veteran Republican Senator Joe Wilson announced that the U.S. Senate has voted to repeal the Caesar Act sanctions.
In a post on X, Wilson thanked the Senate for including the repeal in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), stating that the harsh sanctions targeted a regime that “no longer exists” and that Syria’s future “depends on full and total repeal.”
Wilson and the Syrian American Alliance have long advocated for lifting the sanctions on Syria and have urged Congress to support President Donald Trump’s position and approve a full repeal of the Caesar Act.
The Syrian American Council pointed out that the new article stipulates the repeal of the Caesar Act without any conditions or restrictions, with the decision set to enter into force by the end of this year. He emphasized that this will contribute to ending the harsh economic restrictions that have hobbled the Syrian economy since the law was passed in 2019.
The Council added that the final version of the article was amended to remove the clauses that required the automatic reimposition of sanctions, making them non-binding targets that would only be reassessed if no progress is achieved within 12 consecutive months. This, the Council described as a failure of attempts to maintain the law as a permanent weapon that hinders investment and reconstruction in Syria.
The Senate's version of the budget will be presented to the US House of Representatives for discussion and vote, before it is submitted to the US President for signature and entry into force before the end of this year.
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