HRES 302 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release from prison of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey.

Introduced Jun 26, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Bob Filner D-CA

Latest action · Jun 26, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Progress

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IntroducedJun 26, 2003
Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Declares that the immediate and unconditional release from prison in Turkey of the Kurdish Democracy Party parliamentarians Leyla Zana, Hatip Dicle, Orhan Dogan, and Selim Sadak is a vital step in upholding due process in Turkey and facilitating Turkey's integration into the European Union.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2003 to Jan 27, 2004; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-OH	Dennis J. Kucinich	Original	Jun 26, 2003
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Original	Jun 26, 2003
D-CA	Ellen O. Tauscher	Original	Jun 26, 2003
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	Jun 26, 2003
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Jun 26, 2003
D-TN	Jim Cooper	Original	Jun 26, 2003
R-IL	Mark Kirk	Original	Jun 26, 2003
D-HI	Neil Abercrombie	Original	Jun 26, 2003
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney		Sep 10, 2003
D-IL	Danny K. Davis		Sep 10, 2003
D-WA	Jim McDermott		Sep 10, 2003
D-IL	Lane Evans		Sep 10, 2003
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett		Sep 10, 2003
R-FL	Michael Bilirakis		Sep 10, 2003
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva		Sep 10, 2003
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen		Oct 7, 2003
D-CA	Lynn C. Woolsey		Oct 7, 2003
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren		Oct 7, 2003
D-RI	Patrick J. Kennedy		Nov 21, 2003
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee		Nov 21, 2003
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Jan 27, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred Jun 26, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 26, 2003Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2003Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

In the Congressional Record 1

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Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H5134	Bob Filner D-CA	Jun 25, 2004

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: Calling for the immediate and unconditional release from prison of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

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Jun 26, 2003Introduced in House

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