Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 12, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 12, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of State to provide assistance to civil society organizations in Turkey that (1) work to secure the release of prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Turkey, or (2) provide support and post-incarceration assistance for such prisoners.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 12, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 12, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Judges
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Lawyers and legal services
- Licensing and registrations
- News media and reporting
- Protest and dissent
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Terrorism
- Turkey
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
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