H.Res. 18 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece.
Cosponsors: 3 (2 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-07
Latest action (2025-01-07): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
What H.Res. 18 does, in plain terms
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.)
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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