H.Res. 585: Reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement and other agreements to ensure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-24 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

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

Plain summary

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.)

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Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · 47 cosponsors

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David P. Joyce (R-OH), John B. Larson (D-CT), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] reported raising $7.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres585.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres585 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116