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S.Res. 173 · 109th Congress

A resolution expressing support for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 as the blueprint for lasting peace in…

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

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TKD KennedySponsor
9 cosponsors · 7 D, 2 R
JBD Biden SCR Collins CDD Dodd PLD Leahy JMR McCain FLD Lautenberg JCD Corzine RDD Durbin THD Harkin

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Jun 16, 2005
  2. Senate Passed Jul 13, 2005

Reiterates Senate support for the 1998 Good Friday Agreement as the blueprint for a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Jul 13, 2005

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Reiterates Senate support for the 1998 Good Friday Agreement as the blueprint for a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Irish Republican Army (IRA) must complete its decommissioning and cease to exist as a paramilitary organization; (2) the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Northern Ireland must share power with all parties according to the democratic mandate of the Agreement; (3) Sinn Fein must work with the Police Service of Northern Ireland; (4) the leadership of Sinn Fein must insist that those responsible for, and witnesses to, Robert McCartney's murder cooperate with the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and be protected from IRA retaliation; and (5) the government of the United Kingdom (UK) must restore democratic institutions, complete demilitarization, and advance equality and human rights in Northern Ireland.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution expressing support for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 as the blueprint for lasting peace in Northern Ireland.

Latest action (Jul 13, 2005): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8245)

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 16, 2005

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  1. Senate Introduced Jun 16, 2005
  2. Senate Passed Jul 13, 2005

No recorded floor vote found.