3.0.0 4347 2023-01-11T13:26:47Z 2023-01-11T13:26:47Z House H HR 2014-03-28 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]Mr. ROYCE:H.R. 4347.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.____________________[Page H2748]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2014-06-26T13:18:36Z Referred to 2014-03-28T15:00:32Z 2014-06-26 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2014-06-26 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2014-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2014-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 N E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2014-03-28 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2014-04-03 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] Richard Nugent R FL B. 11 2014-04-09 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2014-05-07 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2014-05-07 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2014-05-19 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2014-05-19 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2014-05-19 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2014-05-19 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2014-05-19 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2014-06-10 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2014-06-10 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2014-06-10 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2014-06-17 False C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 2014-06-19 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2014-06-20 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2014-06-20 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2014-06-20 False P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2014-06-23 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2014-06-24 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2014-06-25 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2014-06-25 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2014-06-25 False W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2014-07-09 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2014-07-28 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2014-07-31 False H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] Janice Hahn D CA 44 2014-07-31 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2014-09-08 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2014-09-08 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2014-11-13 False F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2014-11-20 False International Affairs Art, artists, authorship Congressional oversight Crimes against property Cyprus Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Europe Government information and archives Historical and cultural resources Human rights Middle East Military operations and strategy Religion Turkey International Affairs 00 2014-03-28 Introduced in House 2014-04-04T18:59:52Z Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress until 2021 on the status and return of stolen, confiscated, or otherwise unreturned Christian churches, places of worship, and other properties in or from the Republic of Turkey and in the areas of northern Cyprus occupied by the Turkish military.

Requires such report to: (1) list all the Christian churches, places of worship, and other religious properties, including movable properties such as artwork and other artifacts, in or from Turkey and in the territories of the Republic of Cyprus under military occupation by Turkey that are claimed as stolen, confiscated, or otherwise wrongfully removed from their Christian church owners; and (2) describe all engagement over the previous year on this issue by Department of State officials with representatives of the Republic of Turkey.

Requires that a summary of such information be included in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and the International Religious Freedom Reports.

]]> Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act Display Title Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of State to provide an annual report to Congress regarding United States Government efforts to survey and secure the return, protection, and restoration of stolen, confiscated, or otherwise unreturned Christian properties in the Republic of Turkey and in those areas currently occupied by the Turkish military in northern Cyprus. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act Introduced in House 2014-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4347ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4347ih.xml 2014-06-26 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.