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Reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement and other agreements to ensure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.

Introduced: October 4, 2019 Introduced by: Suozzi, Thomas R. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Dec 3, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 3, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9198-9199)
Dec 3, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9198-9199)
Dec 3, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 585.
Dec 3, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9198-9201)
Dec 3, 2019
Mr. Sires moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Oct 30, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 30, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 24, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 24, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution urges the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) to support continued peace on the island of Ireland and the commitments of the Good Friday Agreement in the event that the UK leaves the EU. The resolution also expresses opposition to the reintroduction of a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. (The island of Ireland is divided between Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, and the Republic of Ireland, an EU member state. There is currently an open border between them, but there is discussion that the UK's exit from the EU may require the reintroduction of a hard border.)

What's happening now December 3, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 24 Republican 3
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 3, 2019
KIND, RON
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Nov 8, 2019
Trone, David
· Nov 8, 2019
Levin, Andy
· Oct 29, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 28, 2019
Phillips, Dean
· Oct 28, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 28, 2019
Cicilline, David
· Oct 22, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 21, 2019
Sires, Albio
· Oct 21, 2019
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Oct 17, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Oct 17, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Oct 17, 2019
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 17, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Oct 15, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Oct 11, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2019
McNerney, Jerry
· Oct 8, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 4, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Oct 4, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· Oct 4, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 4, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 4, 2019
Pascrell, Bill
· Oct 4, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 4, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Oct 4, 2019
RYAN, TIM
· Oct 4, 2019
Higgins, Brian
· Sep 27, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Sep 27, 2019
Kildee, Daniel
· Sep 27, 2019
KING, PETER
· Sep 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 585: Reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement and other agreements to ensure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-585/
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