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Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

USA115th CongressHRES-732| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2018
Carolyn B. Maloney

Carolyn B. Maloney

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (4)
John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Martha McSally (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Calls on Turkey to: (1) eliminate all forms of discrimination, particularly those based on race or religion, and grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic succession; (2) safeguard religious and human rights; (3) respect international law, European Union laws, and the basic tenets of human rights; and (4) prove that it is ready to meet the criteria set forth by the Copenhagen European Council prior to its accession into the European Union.
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Feb 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • February 7, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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AsiaEuropeEuropean UnionHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesRacial and ethnic relationsReligionTurkey

Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

USA115th CongressHRES-732| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2018
Calls on Turkey to: (1) eliminate all forms of discrimination, particularly those based on race or religion, and grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic succession; (2) safeguard religious and human rights; (3) respect international law, European Union laws, and the basic tenets of human rights; and (4) prove that it is ready to meet the criteria set forth by the Copenhagen European Council prior to its accession into the European Union.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • February 7, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Carolyn B. Maloney

Carolyn B. Maloney

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (4)
John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Martha McSally (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaEuropeEuropean UnionHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesRacial and ethnic relationsReligionTurkey