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H.R. 6079: End the Turkish Blockade of Armenia Act

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H.R. 6079: End the Turkish Blockade of Armenia Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-15 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

End the Turkish Blockade of Armenia Act

Plain summary

End the Turkish Blockade of Armenia Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President and Secretary of State should call upon Turkey to comply with the long-standing U.S. position that Turkey should lift its ongoing blockade with Armenia. Directs the Secretary to report on U.S. plans and steps taken to end such blockade.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

End the Turkish Blockade of Armenia Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] · 16 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] reported raising $10.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6079 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110