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; 4 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Mar 19, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Mar 26, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Apr 10, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2018 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 2018 | |
| Europe Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E394 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | Apr 5, 2018 |
Research
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Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT AT TWENTY YEARS: ACHIEVEMENTS AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS58 pages | Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) | Mar 22, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
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Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2018Introduced in House
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