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HCONRES 61 103th Congress House

Calling for the adoption of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.

Introduced: September 30, 1993 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesEEC countriesGreat BritainHuman rightsNorthern Ireland
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 19, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 19, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.
Mar 17, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1296)
Mar 16, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1288-1289)
Mar 10, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 10, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 19, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the President to urge the: (1) United Kingdom to take prompt steps toward the realization of reconciliation in Northern Ireland by the initiation of a process for the declaration and constitutional incorporation of human rights and civil liberties, similar to the U.S. Bill of Rights and European Convention on Human Rights; and (2) European Community to take action to ensure that the Government of the United Kingdom is brought up to par with the rest of the Community's member nations in the oversight and protection of human rights and civil liberties in Northern Ireland.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 22, 1993
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 22, 1993
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 30, 1993
QUINN, JACK
· Sep 30, 1993
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 30, 1993
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 5, 1993
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 1993
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 17, 1993
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 61: Calling for the adoption of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-61/
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