(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House will vote Tuesday on a bipartisan bill to sanction Turkey, warning that a deal struck with the Trump administration won’t save the NATO ally from economic punishment for invading northern Syria.

The bill to sanction Turkish leaders and restrict the military’s access to financing and arms is expected to pass on a strong bipartisan vote, reflecting the widespread outrage over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops. Lawmakers say that decision opened the door to Turkish forces and allied militias to invade territory controlled by the Kurds, an ethnic minority that fought with the U.S. to defeat Islamic State.

Scheduling the vote for this week demonstrates that Congress still wants to exert influence over Middle East policy, even after Trump on Sunday announced the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an operation led by U.S. troops. It also suggests that lawmakers are not mollified by the deal that Vice President Mike Pence struck with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to halt hostilities in the region.

The bill, H.R. 4695, sponsored by the top Democrat and Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, would sanction senior Turkish officials and prohibit them from entering the United States. It would also prohibit the transfer of U.S. defense materiel to Turkey for use in Syria, and it would require the Pentagon and State Department to submit plans to prevent the resurgence of Islamic State.

It would sanction Halkbank, a state-owned bank, as well as other financial institutions determined to have facilitated transactions that helped finance the invasion. It would also require the administration to impose sanctions already mandated over the purchase by Turkey of a Russian made missile-defense system.

The measure would still require passage by the Senate -- or the two chambers would have to reconcile differences if the Senate passes an alternative version -- before sending it to Trump for his signature. The House bill will be voted on Tuesday under an expedited process, which means leaders expect it to pass with a veto-proof majority.

Congressional Disapproval

New York Democrat Eliot Engel and Texas Republican Michael McCaul introduced the bill earlier this month amid bipartisan opposition to the troop withdrawal that left the Kurds vulnerable to attacks from Turkey, which had grown increasingly suspicious of Kurdish autonomy in neighboring Syria.

The House on Oct. 16 adopted a symbolic resolution by a 354-60 vote to disapprove of the U.S. withdrawal and to call on Erdogan to “immediately cease unilateral military action” in the region. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confronted Trump in a closed-door White House meeting about his strategy in the region and cited the resolution as proof that his own party didn’t support his Syria policy.

Pence and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo were dispatched to Ankara shortly thereafter to negotiate a temporary halt to the Turkish military campaign. Trump later declared the effort a success, converting it to a “permanent” cease-fire in northern Syria. At the same time, Erdogan said he had reached a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to establish a “safe zone” along the border.

Trump’s Syria envoy, James Jeffrey, told three congressional committees last week that removing troops from the region would make the fight against ISIS more difficult.

“If you remove those troops before that mission is complete, then you have a problem,” Jeffrey told the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “And we do have a problem right now.”

In announcing Baghdadi’s death Sunday, Trump said eliminating the terrorist leader would have no bearing on his plans to withdraw troops from the area.

“Look, we don’t want to keep soldiers between Syria and Turkey for the next 200 years,” Trump said. “They have been fighting for hundreds of years. We’re out.”

Additional Sanctions Bills

Congress is considering several other sanctions bills, including a proposal by Senator Jim Risch of Idaho, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Bob Menendez of New Jersey, the panel’s top Democrat. Menendez said Monday he’s working with Risch on the timing for the committee to mark up their bill.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland introduced their own sanctions legislation that would also target Turkey’s energy industry and sovereign debt. A similar bill was introduced in the House by Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming and 90 other Republicans, but that measure is unlikely to get a vote without Democratic co-sponsors.

There were some words of caution from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who warned his colleagues to “think extremely carefully” before using a tool like sanctions that could push a NATO ally “into the arms of the Russians.” Speaking last week on the Senate floor, the Kentucky Republican said he’s “open to the Senate considering them,” but only after weighing all possible consequences.

McConnell did, however, introduce his own version of a resolution condemning Turkey’s hostilities in northern Syria and expressing support for a continued U.S. presence in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Senate could vote on that mostly symbolic measure as soon as this week.

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