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House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey.

H.Con.Res. 188Introduced Nov 7, 1997Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Pappas R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 7, 1997 — Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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

42 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 25 Democrats

25 of 42 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), David Bonior (D-MI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ron Klink (D-PA), Sander Levin (D-MI), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Bob Ney (R-OH) and 12 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Pappas.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-12 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.