HRES 220
111th Congress
House
International Affairs
Europe
Human rights
Middle East
Property rights
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Turkey
Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Introduced: March 6, 2009
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 6, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Calls on Turkey to: (1) pledge to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights; (2) eliminate all forms of discrimination, particularly those based on race or religion; (3) grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic succession; (4) grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate the right to train clergy of all nationalities, not just Turkish nationals; and (5) respect the property rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1