Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Latest action · May 3, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 3, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Calls on Turkey to: (1) eliminate all forms of discrimination, particularly those based on race or religion, and grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic succession; (2) safeguard religious and human rights; (3) continue the advancement of processes and programs to modernize and democratize its own society; (4) respect international law, European Union laws, and the basic tenets of human rights; and (5) prove that it is ready to meet the criteria set forth by the Copenhagen European Council prior to its accession into the European Union.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 3, 2007 to Sep 27, 2008, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Original | May 3, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Sep 4, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Oct 17, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 3, 2007Introduced in House
- May 3, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 615 | A resolution urging the Government of Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Christian Church. | Related bill | Jul 17, 2008 |
Subjects
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- May 3, 2007Introduced in House
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