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H.RES.279

H.RES.279: Urging respect for freedom of expression and human rights in Turkey.

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Introduced May 20, 2015
Latest Major Action May 20, 2015

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Alan Grayson (D-Fla.)

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32 (28 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Steve Israel (D-N.Y.)
Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)
Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.)
Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)
Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas)
Scott Peters (D-Calif.)
Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
David Cicilline (D-R.I.)
Ted Yoho (R-Fla.)
Grace Meng (D-N.Y.)
Karen Bass (D-Calif.)
Ted Deutch (D-Fla.)
John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)
Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.)
Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)
Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.)
Randy Weber (R-Texas)
Dan Kildee (D-Mich.)
Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)
Corrine Brown (D-Fla.)
Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)
Robin Kelly (D-Ill.)
Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.)
Donald Beyer (D-Va.)
José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)
Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-Ill.)
Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.)
David Schweikert (R-Ariz.)
Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)
Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.)

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Introduced in House - May 20, 2015

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Calls on Turkey to lift restrictions on freedom of expression, including expression online or in social media. Urges Turkey to fully respect universal human rights consistent with its Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments. Reaffirms the long-standing U.S. partnership and friendship with the people of Turkey.

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Date	Description
May 20, 2015	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 20, 2015	Introduced in the House by Alan Grayson (D-Fla.)

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Introduced in the House by Alan Grayson (D-Fla.)