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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To prohibit all United States military and economic assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the Cyprus problem.

H.R. 1045Introduced Feb 22, 1989Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Helen Bentley R-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 6, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

41 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 34 Democrats

34 of 41 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), David Bonior (D-MI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Anthony Coelho (D-CA), William Coyne (D-PA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward Feighan (D-OH), James Florio (D-NJ), William Ford (D-MI), George Gekas (R-PA), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), William Hughes (D-NJ), Craig James (R-FL), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), George Leland (D-TX), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Thomas Luken (D-OH), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Helen Bentley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-2 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.