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Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning resolution of the conflict between the Government of Turkey and Kurdish militants.

Introduced: January 25, 1996 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 1996
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jan 25, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jan 25, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E95)
Jan 25, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for: (1) the Government of Turkey to release all political prisoners, lift restrictions on free expression, declare a ceasefire and work towards peace, and take specified steps to further reduce the potential for future confrontation; (2) the President to encourage such Government to initiate steps to end the armed confrontation in Turkey and to support the provision of technical assistance to carry out this Act; (3) the Kurdistan Workers Party to declare a ceasefire and restate support for resolution of the conflict through democratic means and within the framework of the territorial unity of Turkey; and (4) the International Committee of the Red Cross and other appropriate humanitarian and monitoring organizations, upon cessation of hostilities, to be given access to southeastern Turkey.

What's happening now January 25, 1996

Executive Comment Requested from State.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 25, 1996
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 2, 1996
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 17, 1996
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 17, 1996
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 25, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning resolution of the conflict between the Government of Turkey and Kurdish militants.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-136/
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"H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning resolution of the conflict between the Government of Turkey and Kurdish militants.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-136/.
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