H.Res. 18 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 7, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece.
IntroducedJan 7, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 59 words.
This resolution states that the government of the United Kingdom should enter into negotiations with the government of Greece to facilitate the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. (The Parthenon Marbles are marble sculptures that were removed from the Parthenon in the early 19th century when it was under Ottoman rule and later transferred to the British Museum.)
Context
- Committees
- House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- International Affairs: 94 of 4,008 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.3%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 120 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 35 words
- Subjects
- Art, artists, authorshipDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeGreeceHistorical and cultural resourcesUnited Kingdom
- Latest action
- Jan 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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