Irish Issues
As a member of the Ad Hoc Congressional Committee for Irish Affairs, Representative Maloney works with her colleagues to strengthen relations between the United States and Ireland.
111th Congress
Cosponsored legislation:
H.Res. 254, Recognizing the designation of March 2009 as Irish American Heritage Month and honoring the significance of Irish Americans in the history and progress of the United States.
110th Congress
Cosponsored legislation:
H.Res. 222, Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 1998, as a blueprint for a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.
H.Res. 482, Expressing support for the new power-sharing government in Northern Ireland.
H.Res. 692, Honoring the 26th anniversary of Northern Ireland's first integrated school and further encouraging continued innovation to achieve a shared future in education in Northern Ireland that would deliver much higher standards of skills.
H.Con.Res. 20, which calls on the Government of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, and public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park Agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland peace process.
109th Congress
Letters:
June 19, 2006: Joined a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff requesting that he grant "deferred action" status to the McAllister Family.
Cosponsored legislation:
H.Res. 733, which expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established an Irish-American Heritage Month.
H.Res. 734, which calls on the Government of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane, as recommended by international Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park agreement and a way forward for the Northern Ireland Peace Process.
108th Congress
Letters:
December 22, 2003: Joined a letter to the Department of Homeland Security requesting that it suspend deportation proceedings for McAllister Family and Ciaran Ferry
February 14, 2004: Joined a letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressing strong support for the immediate establishment of a Public Inquiry into the murder of defense attorney, Patrick Finucane.
March 25, 2004: Joined a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations expressing support for $25 million for the International Fund for Ireland.
Floor Speeches:
June 2, 2004: In recognition of the McManus Democratic Association and its honoree, Brian O’Dwyer
107th Congress
Cosponsored legislation:
H. J. Res. 6, which recognized Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy (John Barry, American merchant marine captain and native of County Wexford, Ireland, volunteered his services to the Continental Navy and was assigned by the Continental Congress as Captain of the Lexington, taking command of that vessel on March 14, 1776, and soon afterward gave to American liberty its first victory at sea with the capture of the Royal Navy sloop Edward).
106th Congress
Cosponsored legislation:
H. Con. Res. 54, which recognizes the historic significance of the Good Friday Peace Agreement.
H.R. 2109, the “Northern Ireland Peace Act,” which prohibits the sale or export of plastic bullets to the United Kingdom, including the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Floor Speeches:
September 26, 2000: Expressing Sense of the House on Peace Process in Northern Ireland
105th Congress
Cosponsored legislation:
H. Con. Res. 152, which expresses the sense of the Congress that all parties to the multiparty peace talks regarding Northern Ireland should condemn violence and fully integrate internationally recognized human rights standards and adequately address outstanding human rights violations as part of the peace process (Resolution was agreed to in House by a Yea-Nay vote of 407-2).
Floor Speeches:
May 14, 1997: In recognition of Irish families (Mr. McErlean, Mr. Megahey, Mr. Morrison, Mr. Crossan, Mr. Caulfield, and Mr. Pearson) facing deportation.
104th Congress
Cosponsored legislation:
H. Con. Res. 43, which endorses the Irish-American agenda for the White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland to be held in May 1995 (Sponsored by Representative Maloney).
H. Con. Res.121, which urges the President of the United States to seek negotiations with the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and international financial institutions for the purpose of establishing an Ireland Development Bank (Sponsored by Representative Maloney).
H.R. 244, which requires certain entities receiving United States funds from the International Fund for Ireland to comply with the MacBride Principles.
H.R. 470, the “Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices Act of 1995,” which prohibits an article from being imported into the United States from Northern Ireland unless documentation is presented at the time of entry indicating that the enterprise which manufactured or assembled such article complied at the time of manufacture with certain fair employment principles (such as freedom from religious discrimination). Bases such principles on the MacBride Principles, a nine-point set of guidelines for fair employment in Northern Ireland.
H.R. 2783, which would amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to issue loan guarantees for economic development and job creation activities in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (Sponsored by Representative Maloney).
H.R. 2844, which would amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to issue loan guarantees for economic development and job creation activities in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (Sponsored by Representative Maloney).
H.R. 3621, the “MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1996,” which amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to revise its purposes to require that U.S. contributions to the International Fund for Ireland be disbursed in accordance with the MacBride principles of economic justice, as specified.
Floor Speeches:
March 12, 1996: St. Patrick’s Day: A Day of Celebration and Dedication
103rd Congress
Floor Speeches:
March 17, 1993: In support of House Concurrent Resolution 61, which calls for the adoption of a bill of rights for Northern Ireland.
March 2, 1994: Peace in Northern Ireland.
