HCONRES 137 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea.

Introduced Apr 21, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Robert E. Andrews D-NJ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 26, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

IntroducedApr 21, 2005
Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the maritime boundaries established in the 1923 Lausanne Treaty of Peace, the 1932 Convention and Protocol Between Italy and Turkey, and the 1947 Paris Treaty of Peace, under which the Dodecanese islands and adjacent islets were ceded by Italy to Greece, are the borders between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea; and (2) any party, including Turkey, objecting to such boundaries should seek redress in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2005 to Jun 27, 2006, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney	Original	Apr 21, 2005
D-CA	Diane E. Watson	Original	Apr 21, 2005
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Apr 21, 2005
R-FL	Michael Bilirakis	Original	Apr 21, 2005
D-NJ	Robert Menendez		May 19, 2005
D-CA	Bob Filner		Jun 13, 2005
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		Jun 17, 2005
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.		Jul 11, 2005
D-NY	Michael R. McNulty		Jul 12, 2005
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren		Jul 18, 2005
D-MA	Michael E. Capuano		Jul 20, 2005
D-NY	Joseph Crowley		Sep 13, 2005
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff		Sep 27, 2005
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne		Sep 28, 2005
D-OH	Sherrod Brown		Sep 29, 2005

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Actions 3

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Apr 26, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
Apr 21, 2005Introduced in House
Apr 21, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Apr 21, 2005Introduced in House

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