HRES 555 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Expressing support for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 as the blueprint for lasting peace in Northern Ireland.

Introduced Nov 15, 2005 Originated House Sponsor James T. Walsh R-NY

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Latest action · Nov 15, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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IntroducedNov 15, 2005
Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Reiterates the House of Representatives' support for the Good Friday Agreement as the blueprint for a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.

Commends: (1) the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair and the Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern for their leadership in seeing to a peaceful resolution in Northern Ireland; (2) the Sinn Fein leadership in successfully urging the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to end its armed struggle and put its weapons beyond use; and (3) the leadership of Sir Hugh S. Orde, Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all groups and organizations should end their involvement in paramilitary activity; (2) all Northern Ireland political parties should agree to share power according to the democratic mandate of the Good Friday Agreement, commit to work in good faith with all the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement, and work toward participating with the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and (3) the government of the United Kingdom and the government of Ireland should work to fully implement the Good Friday Agreement.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2005 to Mar 29, 2006, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Brian Higgins	Original	Nov 15, 2005
D-NY	Carolyn McCarthy	Original	Nov 15, 2005
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne	Original	Nov 15, 2005
R-NY	John E. Sweeney	Original	Nov 15, 2005
D-NY	Joseph Crowley	Original	Nov 15, 2005
R-NY	Peter T. King	Original	Nov 15, 2005
D-MA	Richard E. Neal	Original	Nov 15, 2005
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter	Original	Nov 15, 2005
D-NJ	Steven R. Rothman		Jan 31, 2006
R-NJ	Scott Garrett		Mar 29, 2006

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Nov 15, 2005Introduced in House
Nov 15, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
SRES 173	A resolution expressing support for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 as the blueprint for lasting peace in Northern Ireland.	Related bill	Jul 13, 2005
HRES 744	Expressing support for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 as the blueprint for lasting peace in Northern Ireland and support for continued police reform in Northern Ireland as a critical element in the peace process.	Related bill	Apr 4, 2006

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Nov 15, 2005Introduced in House

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