H.Res. 555 (109th): Expressing support for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 as the blueprint for lasting peace in Northern Ireland.

Introduced:
Nov 15, 2005 (109th Congress, 2005–2006)
Sponsor:
Rep. James “Jim” Walsh [R-NY25]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This resolution was introduced on November 15, 2005, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Introduced Nov 15, 2005
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10 cosponsors (6D, 4R) (show)
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House Foreign Affairs

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Last updated Nov 15, 2005.
4 pages

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11/15/2005--Introduced.
Reiterates the House of Representatives' support for the Good Friday Agreement as the blueprint for a lasting peace in Northern Ireland. Commends: (1) the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair and the Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern for their leadership in seeing to a peaceful resolution in Northern Ireland; (2) the Sinn Fein leadership in successfully urging the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to end its armed struggle and put its weapons beyond use; and (3) the leadership of Sir Hugh S. Orde, Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all groups and organizations should end their involvement in paramilitary activity; (2) all Northern Ireland political parties should agree to share power according to the democratic mandate of the Good Friday Agreement, commit to work in good faith with all the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement, and work toward participating with the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and (3) the government of the United Kingdom and the government of Ireland should work to fully implement the Good Friday Agreement.

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