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

Introduced: April 21, 2005 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Apr 26, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
Apr 21, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Apr 21, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the maritime 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 (ICJ) at The Hague.
What's happening now April 26, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
BAIRD, BRIAN
· May 25, 2006
BROWN, HENRY
· Feb 15, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 17, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 3, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 27, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 18, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 11, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 137: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-137/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 137: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-137/.
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H. Con. Res. 137, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-137/.
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[H. Con. Res. 137: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claims of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-137/)
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