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HRES 532 113th Congress House International Affairs Europe Human rights Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media News media and reporting Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Turkey

Calls on the Government of Turkey to allow free expression and Internet freedom.

Introduced: April 1, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 10, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Jun 10, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Apr 1, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 1, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the government of Turkey to lift restrictions on freedoms of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media.

Recognizes the role of technology and social media in helping independent journalists and the general public to communicate, access information, and support accountability.

Reaffirms the importance of Internet freedom to promote democracy and good governance around the world.

What's happening now June 10, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 403 Related bill A resolution condemning the actions of the Government of Turkey in restricting free expression and Internet freedom on …
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 11 Republican 1
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 29, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 29, 2014
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 27, 2014
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 27, 2014
PITTS, JOSEPH
· May 19, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2014
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 6, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 3, 2014
Polis, Jared
· Apr 3, 2014
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 2, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Apr 2, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 2, 2014
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 2, 2014
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 2, 2014
TERRY, LEE
· Apr 2, 2014
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 1, 2014
Marino, Tom
· Apr 1, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 532: Calls on the Government of Turkey to allow free expression and Internet freedom.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-532/
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"H. Res. 532: Calls on the Government of Turkey to allow free expression and Internet freedom.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-532/.
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H. Res. 532, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-532/.
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