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MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1997

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jan 7, 1997
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MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1997 - Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to revise its purposes to require that U.S. contributions to the International Fund for Ireland be disbursed in accordance with the MacBride principles of economic justice, as specified.

Authorizes the United States to make contributions to the Fund only if the President certifies to the Congress that, among other things, disbursements from the Fund will be distributed in accordance with the principles of economic justice and will create employment opportunities in communities of Northern Ireland suffering the highest rates of unemployment.

What's happening now January 7, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 24, 1997
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 1997
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 26, 1997
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 4, 1997
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 7, 1997
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 150: MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-150/
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