House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

No Assistance for Assad Act

H.R. 4681Introduced Dec 19, 2017Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedDec 19, 2017
Committee actionMar 15, 2018
Passed HouseApr 24, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 25, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4681.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4681, No Assistance for Assad Act” on March 28, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 15, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 28, 2018 ↗
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March 28, 2018
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4681, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ENGEL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 207, December 19, 2017, Page H10246):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 19, 2017 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 4681, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

25 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 8 Democrats

17 of 25 cosponsors (68%) are from the other party.

Andy Barr (R-KY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Gene Green (D-TX), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Ed Royce (R-CA), Steve Russell (R-OK), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Ann Wagner (R-MO).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eliot Engel.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-16 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.