Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch.
Latest action · Apr 7, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.
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 simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Calls on Turkey to: (1) demonstrate that it is willing to abide by European Union (EU) laws; (2) eliminate all forms of discrimination, particularly those based on race or religion, and grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic succession; and (3) safeguard religious and human rights.
Encourages Turkey to continue the advancement of processes and programs to modernize and democratize its own society.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2005 to Nov 10, 2005; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Mar 16, 2005 |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Original | Mar 16, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Nov 10, 2005 |
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 Mar 16, 2005 |
| Europe Subcommittee | Referred Apr 7, 2005 | |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Apr 7, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
- Apr 7, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.
- Mar 17, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E477)
- Mar 16, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E477 | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Mar 17, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 999 | Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch. | Related bill | Sep 12, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Christianity
- Church property
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Clergy
- Democracy
- Europe
- European Union
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Law
- Middle East and North Africa
- Minorities
- Negotiations
- Racial discrimination
- Religion
- Religious education
- Religious liberty
- Right of property
- Rule of law
- Turkey
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2005Introduced in House
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