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HR 725 101th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance American investments Congressional veto Discrimination in employment Government and business Human rights Import restrictions Legislation Northern Ireland Religious liberty Sanctions (International law)

Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices Act

Introduced: January 31, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules of the House.
Feb 14, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Feb 14, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Feb 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 31, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices Act - Prohibits an article from being imported into the United States from Northern Ireland unless documentation is presented at the time of entry indicating that the enterprise which manufactured or assembled such article complied at the time of manufacture with certain fair employment principles (such as freedom from religious discrimination). Bases such principles on the MacBride Principles, a nine point set of guidelines for fair employment in Northern Ireland.

Requires any U.S. person who has a branch or office in Northern Ireland or who controls an enterprise in Northern Ireland in which more than 20 people are employed to insure implementation of such employment principles and compliance with this Act. Requires reports to the Secretary of Commerce on compliance with this Act. Sets forth the fair employment principles.

Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act in the interest of national security. Requires such waiver to become effective 90 days after the President submits a justification of such waiver to the Congress unless the Congress adopts a joint resolution disapproving the waiver. Provides for expedited consideration of such resolution.

What's happening now May 5, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules of the House.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 6, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 9, 1989
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 1989
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 31, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 725: Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-725/
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"H.R. 725: Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices Act." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-725/.
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H.R. 725, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-725/.
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