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US SB3740

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lindsey Graham

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires the Secretary of State to designate Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (formerly al-Nusrah Front) as a foreign terrorist organization and establishes a 90-day congressional review period before the President can terminate Syria's state sponsor of terrorism designation

  • Imposes mandatory sanctions on Syrian government officials including all cabinet ministers, Central Bank leadership, and heads of key agencies, as well as foreign persons who provide financial, material, or technological support to the Syrian government

  • Prohibits U.S. financial institutions from processing fund transfers to or from the Syrian government, bans Syrian entities from trading on U.S. securities exchanges, and bars U.S. persons from new investments in Syria or purchasing Syrian sovereign debt

  • Reimposes sanctions from Executive Orders 13338, 13399, 13460, and 13582 that were in effect on June 30, 2025, and blocks property of Syrian financial institutions including the Central Bank of Syria

  • Allows the President to suspend sanctions if Syria ceases all attacks on Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, with automatic reimposition if attacks resume; the Act terminates 5 years after enactment

Legislative Description

Save the Kurds Act

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

1/29/2026

Committee Referrals

Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs1/29/2026

Full Bill Text

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