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Condemning Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus and encouraging President Trump to make the resolution of the Cyprus problem a top foreign policy priority.

Introduced: June 11, 2025 Introduced by: Malliotakis, Nicole Republican · New York See on congress.gov

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Jan 7, 2025

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns Turkey's continued occupation of Cyprus and calls on Turkey to withdraw all of its troops from the island. It also calls on Turkey to adhere to NATO's democratic principles and mission.

What's happening now January 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Cosponsors 5

Sherman, Brad

California · Jun 11, 2025

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Jun 10, 2025

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Jan 7, 2025

Pappas, Chris

New Hampshire · Jan 7, 2025

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Jan 7, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 17: Condemning Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus and encouraging President Trump to make the resolution of the Cyprus problem a top foreign policy priority.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-17/

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"H. Res. 17: Condemning Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus and encouraging President Trump to make the resolution of the Cyprus problem a top foreign policy priority.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-17/.

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H. Res. 17, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-17/.

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[H. Res. 17: Condemning Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus and encouraging President Trump to make the resolution of the Cyprus problem a top foreign policy priority.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-17/)