A resolution condemning the killing of 14 individuals and violence on Bloody Sunday, one of the most tragic of days during the Troubles 50 years ago, and calling on all parties to take meaningful steps toward peace and reconciliation.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on Mar 17, 2022
This simple resolution was agreed to on March 17, 2022. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.
50 Cosponsors (40 Democrats, 10 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“the daily leader: thursday, march 17, 2022”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Mar 17, 2022
History
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Jan 28, 2022
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Mar 16, 2022
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Mar 17, 2022
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Agreed To
The resolution was passed in a vote in the House. A simple resolution is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
H.Res. 888 is a simple resolution in the United States Congress.
A simple resolution is used for matters that affect just one chamber of Congress, often to change the rules of the chamber to set the manner of debate for a related bill. It must be agreed to in the chamber in which it was introduced. It is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law.
Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.Res. 888. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
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