United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4347 (113th)
Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act
Introduced
28 March 2014
Last action
26 June 2014 · Reported
Status
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Sponsors
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress until 2021 on the status and return of stolen, confiscated, or otherwise unreturned Christian churches, places of worship, and other properties in or from the Republic of Turkey and in the areas of northern Cyprus occupied by the Turkish military. Requires such report to: (1) list all the Christian churches, places of worship, and other religious properties, including movable properties such as artwork and other artifacts, in or from Turkey and in the territories of the Republic of Cyprus under military occupation by Turkey that are claimed as stolen, confiscated, or otherwise wrongfully removed from their Christian church owners; and (2) describe all engagement over the previous year on this issue by Department of State officials with representatives of the Republic of Turkey. Requires that a summary of such information be included in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and the International Religious Freedom Reports.
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Timeline
28 March 2014
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 June 2014
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
26 June 2014
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 March 2014 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4347
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4347
- us · 113-hr-4347 · source updated 12 August 2025