A01229
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
287
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BERNSTINE, METCALFE, SACCONE, BAKER, SOLOMON,
BIZZARRO, DiGIROLAMO, RYAN, READSHAW, NELSON, KAUFFMAN,
MILLARD, TOEPEL, V. BROWN, WARD, SAYLOR, GROVE, COOK,
ROTHMAN, MOUL, D. COSTA AND GILLEN, APRIL 25, 2017
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 10, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Condemning the Syrian government's chemical weapons attack on
Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, and President Bashar al-Assad for
Syria's ongoing and historical use of chemical weapons
against the Syrian people; condemning Russia for continuing
support of the Syrian regime; and urging the Congress of the
United States to consider and approve an authorization for
the use of military force to allow for additional military
action in Syria for the purpose of deterring further use of
chemical weapons in Syria and the world.
WHEREAS, On April 4, 2017, chemical weapons were used in an
attack that killed dozens of people, including children in Khan
Sheikhoun in Syria's Idlib province; and
WHEREAS, Initial reports suggest that the attack involved a
chemical nerve agent and autopsies on Syrians who died after
being brought to Turkey for treatment suggest sarin was used in
the attack; and
WHEREAS, The World Health Organization confirmed that some
survivors had symptoms consistent with exposure to a category of
chemicals that includes nerve agents; and
WHEREAS, The Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of
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