Overview
- The U.S. House approved a provision rolling back the 2019 Caesar sanctions as part of the 2026 defense budget.
- Rep. Joe Wilson, who led the repeal push, said he expects Senate action within days followed by President Trump’s signature.
- Wilson credited support from President Trump, Ambassador Barak and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and noted work with U.S. Syria envoy Thomas Barrack.
- Syria’s state news agency SANA characterized the repeal as comprehensive and unconditional, attributing it to intensive diplomacy by Damascus, Syrian‑American groups and allied countries.
- Enacted in 2019 to respond to documented abuses by the Assad government, the Caesar law imposed broad penalties on regime‑linked individuals, companies and institutions.