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H.R. 4347: Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act

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H.R. 4347: Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-28 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · 31 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4347 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113