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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece.

Introduced: January 7, 2025 Introduced by: Malliotakis, Nicole Republican · New York See on congress.gov

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Jan 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution states that the government of the United Kingdom should enter into negotiations with the government of Greece to facilitate the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. (The Parthenon Marbles are marble sculptures that were removed from the Parthenon in the early 19th century when it was under Ottoman rule and later transferred to the British Museum.)

What's happening now January 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Cosponsors 3

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Jan 7, 2025

Pappas, Chris

New Hampshire · Jan 7, 2025

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Jan 7, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 18: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-18/

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"H. Res. 18: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-18/.

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H. Res. 18, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-18/.

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