Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Turkey should end its military occupation of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly because Turkey's pretext has been refuted by over 13,000,000 crossings by Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots into each other's communities without incident.
Latest action · Aug 3, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedAug 3, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Calls on the U.S. government to initiate a new effort to help Turkey understand the benefits it will accrue by ending its military occupation of Cyprus.
Urges the government of Turkey to begin withdrawing its military occupation forces from Cyprus.
Cosponsors 68
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 3, 2007 to Sep 29, 2008, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Sep 26, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2007Introduced in House
- Aug 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 331 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Turkey should end its military occupation of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly because Turkey's pretext has been refuted by over 13,000,000 crossings of the divide by Turkish-Cypriots and Greek Cypri | Identical bill | Sep 25, 2007 |
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- Aug 3, 2007Introduced in House
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