Strongly reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement, urging the British and Irish Governments to vigorously implement certain aspects of the Agreement, and urging the Secretary of State to appoint a Special Envoy for Northern Ireland and to continue to promote full implementation of the Agreement.
Latest action · Jun 4, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 13, 2018
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Reaffirms support for the Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 1998, as a blueprint for sustainable peace in Northern Ireland. Urges the Department of State to appoint a Special Envoy for Northern Ireland and to promote full implementation of that agreement.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2018 to Apr 10, 2018, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Mar 13, 2018 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 13, 2018 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Mar 13, 2018 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Mar 13, 2018 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 19, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- Jun 4, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
- Apr 5, 2018Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E394-395)
- Mar 13, 2018Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
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- Mar 13, 2018Introduced in House
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