Recognizing the historical significance of the sacrifices made by the Irish Republican hunger strikers of 1981 and the subsequent political impact their actions had on the Northern Ireland peace process.
Latest action · May 21, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 4, 2001
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2001 to Aug 2, 2001, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Benjamin A. Gilman | Original | May 4, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | May 4, 2001 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 4, 2001 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | May 4, 2001 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | May 4, 2001 |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Original | May 4, 2001 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | May 4, 2001 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | May 4, 2001 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Borski | Original | May 4, 2001 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | May 24, 2001 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | May 24, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | May 24, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Rod R. Blagojevich | May 24, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 20, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Jun 20, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe.
- May 4, 2001Introduced in House
- May 4, 2001Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Dissenters
- Europe
- Government Operations and Politics
- History
- Hunger strikes
- International Affairs
- National liberation movements
- Northern Ireland
- Peace
- Peace negotiations
- Prisoners
- Prisoners' rights
- United Kingdom
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