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To prohibit all United States military and economic assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the Cyprus problem and complies with its obligations under…

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To prohibit all United States military and economic assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the Cyprus problem and complies with its obligations under international law.

Introduced: March 5, 1992 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 17, 1992

Executive Comment Requested from State.

Mar 11, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

Mar 11, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

Mar 11, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

Mar 5, 1992

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mar 5, 1992

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits U.S. military and economic assistance to Turkey until the President certifies to the Congress that: (1) the Turkish Government has released or accounted for the five Americans abducted by the Turkish invasion forces in 1974 and the 1,614 Greek Cypriots who have been missing since the Turkish invasion; (2) the churches in the occupied parts of Cyprus that were converted to mosques in violation of the Geneva Conventions have been restored to their original condition for Christian worship; (3) all Turkish military forces in excess of those permitted by the 1960 Treaty of Alliance and all illegal Turkish colonists have been withdrawn from Cyprus; (4) the Turkish Government has returned the area of Famagusta/Varosha to the Government of Cyprus; (5) negotiations have resulted in progress towards establishing a democracy in Cyprus; and (6) the Turkish Government is in compliance with the United Nations Charter, specified United Nations resolutions, and the North Atlantic Treaty and is not engaged in human rights violations.

What's happening now March 17, 1992

Executive Comment Requested from State.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Arms Control, International Security and Science Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe and the Middle East Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee

Cosponsors 5

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Jul 1, 1992

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · May 26, 1992

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · May 12, 1992

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Apr 9, 1992

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Mar 5, 1992

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4399: To prohibit all United States military and economic assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the Cyprus problem and complies with its obligations under international law.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4399/

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"H.R. 4399: To prohibit all United States military and economic assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the Cyprus problem and complies with its obligations under international law.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4399/.

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H.R. 4399, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4399/.

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