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HRES 158 97th Congress House International Affairs Northern Ireland

A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the hunger strike in Northern Ireland be settled.

Introduced: June 11, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 17, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jun 11, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 11, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the concern of the House of Representatives over the hunger strike in Northern Ireland. Calls upon the British government to exercise greater urgency and flexibility in finding a resolution.

What's happening now June 17, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 11, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 158: A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the hunger strike in Northern Ireland be settled.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-158/
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"H. Res. 158: A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the hunger strike in Northern Ireland be settled.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-158/.
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H. Res. 158, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-158/.
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