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HR 4505 98th Congress House International Affairs American military assistance Credit Cyprus Foreign Trade and Investments Negotiations Recognition (International law) Turkey United Nations

A bill to prohibit all United States military assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the conflict on Cyprus.

Introduced: November 18, 1983 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 1984
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Dec 22, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Dec 9, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Dec 9, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Dec 9, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Nov 18, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 18, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits providing Turkey with military assistance, military education and training assistance, arms sales credits, or arms sales guarantees until: (1) Turkey has withdrawn its recognition of the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; (2) Turkey has taken all necessary steps to reverse the illegal declaration of an independent state in northern Cyprus; (3) negotiations for resolving the Cyprus conflict have resumed and significant progress has been made in settling the conflict; and (4) all Turkish military forces, in excess of those permitted by the 1959 Treaty of Alliance, are withdrawn from Cyprus.

What's happening now February 10, 1984

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4505: A bill to prohibit all United States military assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the conflict on Cyprus.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4505/
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"H.R. 4505: A bill to prohibit all United States military assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the conflict on Cyprus.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4505/.
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H.R. 4505, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4505/.
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[H.R. 4505: A bill to prohibit all United States military assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the conflict on Cyprus.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4505/)
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