To expose and halt the Republic of Turkey's illegal colonization of the Republic of Cyprus with non-Cypriot populations, to support Cyprus in its efforts to control all of its territory, to end Turkey's illegal occupation of northern Cyprus, and to exploit its energy resources without illegal interference by Turkey.
Latest action · Jun 5, 2012 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 5, 2012
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Respects the Republic of Cyprus as the only sovereign state on the island of Cyprus.
Urges Turkey to recognize the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over all of the territory of the island of Cyprus, end its illegal military occupation of Cyprus, and implement all U.N. Security Council resolutions on Cyprus.
Supports the Republic of Cyprus in its plans to explore and exploit energy reserves within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and praises Cyprus and Israel for working cooperatively to develop the energy holdings in the region.
Opposes Turkey's threatening statements and naval movements designed to keep Cyprus from exploiting its energy resources.
Expresses concern about Turkey's efforts to colonize the area of northern Cyprus, and considers Turkey in violation of Article 49 of the 4th Geneva Convention of 1949 by transferring parts of its own civilian population into occupied northern Cyprus.
Urges the Administration to call on Turkey to end its illegal colonization of Cyprus and its illegal interference with Cyprus' exploitation of its energy resources.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2012 to Aug 2, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jun 5, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jul 9, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jul 9, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Aug 2, 2012 |
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 5, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2012Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E1342 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Jul 26, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5018, H5020 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL | Jul 19, 2012 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-175 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS138 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 7, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 47 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over all of the territory of the island of Cyprus. | Related bill | Jun 6, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expose and halt the Republic of Turkey's illegal colonization of the Republic of Cyprus with non-Cypriot populations, to support Cyprus in its efforts to control all of its territory, to end Turkey's illegal occupation of northern Cyprus, and to exploit its energy resources without illegal interference by Turkey.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2012Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
