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.

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Introduced

3 August 2007

Last action

3 August 2007 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]

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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.

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3 August 2007
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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3 August 2007
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Related records

related to ← 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 Cypriots into each other's communities without incident.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/620
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