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A concurrent resolution welcoming First Minister Dr. Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Northern Ireland to the United States.

Introduced: December 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Dec 6, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 6, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 6, 2007
Received in the House.
Dec 4, 2007
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14746; text as passed Senate: CR S14746; text of measure as introduced: CR S14745)
Dec 4, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14746; text as passed Senate: CR S14746; text of measure as introduced: CR S14745)
Dec 4, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Welcomes First Minister Dr. Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Northern Ireland to the United States.

Commends Dr. Paisley and Mr. McGuinness for showing the world that it is possible to rise above decades of bitter sectarian violence to achieve peace.

Expresses hope that Northern Ireland will continue to be peaceful and stable in the future.

What's happening now December 6, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 4, 2007
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 4, 2007
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Dec 4, 2007
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 4, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 58: A concurrent resolution welcoming First Minister Dr. Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Northern Ireland to the United States.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-58/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 58: A concurrent resolution welcoming First Minister Dr. Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Northern Ireland to the United States.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-58/.
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S. Con. Res. 58, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-58/.
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[S. Con. Res. 58: A concurrent resolution welcoming First Minister Dr. Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Northern Ireland to the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SCONRES-58/)
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