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HCONRES 87 108th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea.

Introduced: March 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 108th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 11, 2003
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 Latest action March 11, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the water boundaries established in the 1923 Lausanne Treaty of Peace, the 1932 Convention and Protocol Between Italy and Turkey, and the 1947 Paris Treaty of Peace, under which the Dodecanese islands and adjacent islets were ceded by Italy to Greece, are the borders between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea; and (2) any party, including Turkey, objecting to such boundaries should seek redress in the International Court of Justice at The Hague.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 17, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 7, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 23, 2003
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 17, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 87: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-87/
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"H. Con. Res. 87: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-87/.
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H. Con. Res. 87, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-87/.
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[H. Con. Res. 87: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-87/)
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