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HCONRES 36 106th Congress House International Affairs Boundary disputes Dispute settlement Europe Greece International courts International law Islands Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Middle East and North Africa Netherlands Sovereignty Turkey

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey.

Introduced: February 23, 1999 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Feb 23, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 23, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E266)
Feb 23, 1999
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the islets of Imia in the Aegean Sea are sovereign territory of Greece under international law; and (2) Turkey should agree to bring the dispute with Greece over sovereignty over the islets before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Netherlands.

What's happening now February 23, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 15, 1999
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 1999
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Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 23, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 36: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-36/
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"H. Con. Res. 36: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-36/.
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H. Con. Res. 36, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-36/.
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[H. Con. Res. 36: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-36/)
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