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HRES 133 107th Congress House International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Due process of law Europe European Union Foreign leaders Government Operations and Politics Human rights Kurds Law Middle East and North Africa Political prisoners Turkey

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release from prison of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey.

Introduced: May 7, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 11, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe.
May 7, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 7, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Declares that the immediate and unconditional release from prison in Turkey of the Kurdish Democracy Party parliamentarians Leyla Zana, Hatip Dicle, Orhan Dogan, and Selim Sadak is a vital step in upholding due process in Turkey and facilitating Turkey's integration into the European Union.
What's happening now June 11, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 25, 2001
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 19, 2001
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 19, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 19, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 7, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 7, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 133: Calling for the immediate and unconditional release from prison of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-133/
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"H. Res. 133: Calling for the immediate and unconditional release from prison of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament of the Republic of Turkey.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-133/.
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H. Res. 133, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-133/.
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