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A resolution calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to establish immediately a full, independent, public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane,…

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A resolution calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to establish immediately a full, independent, public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane, as recommended by international Judge Peter Cory as part of the Western Park agreement and a way forward for the Northern Ireland Peace Process.

Introduced: May 24, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Calls on the government of the United Kingdom to reconsider its position on the Patrick Finucane case and establish an independent public judicial inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane.

Commends Finucane family members for their courageous campaign to seek the truth in this case of collusion.

Welcomes the passage of a resolution by the Dail Eireann on March 8, 2006, calling for the establishment of an independent public judicial inquiry into the Finucane murder as the Irish government's most recent expression of support for the Finucane family.

Acknowledges the U.S. Helsinki Commission for their work in highlighting this case.

Supports the efforts of The Honorable Mitchell Reiss, President Bush's special envoy for the Northern Ireland Peace Process, in pushing for the full implementation of the Weston Park Agreement and the establishment of an independent judicial inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane.

What's happening now May 24, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5125-5126)

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 5, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 493: A resolution calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to establish immediately a full, independent, public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane, as recommended by international Judge Peter Cory as part of the Western Park agreement and a way forward for the Northern Ireland Peace Process.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-493/
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"S. Res. 493: A resolution calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to establish immediately a full, independent, public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane, as recommended by international Judge Peter Cory as part of the Western Park agreement and a way forward for the Northern Ireland Peace Process.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-493/.
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S. Res. 493, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-493/.
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[S. Res. 493: A resolution calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to establish immediately a full, independent, public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane, as recommended by international Judge Peter Cory as part of the Western Park agreement and a way forward for the Northern Ireland Peace Process.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-493/)
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