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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hres" measure-number="888" measure-id="id117hres888" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2022-01-28" update-date="2022-07-07">
        <title>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.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hres888v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-07-07">
            <action-date>2022-03-17</action-date>
            <action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p>This resolution condemns the violence and killing of 14 individuals on Bloody Sunday 50 years ago in Northern Ireland and supports justice for the victims and their families. </p> <p>The resolution urges the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement to ensure peace and stability in Ireland.</p> <p>The resolution recognizes the findings of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, also known as the Saville Inquiry, and calls upon the United Kingdom to support the prosecutions of individuals who committed unjustifiable crimes on Bloody Sunday based on the evidence collected. </p> <p>Finally, this resolution urges the European Union, including the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom to act in good faith with regard to negotiations around Brexit and implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p>]]></summary-text>
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        <summary summary-id="id117hres888v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-03-31">
            <action-date>2022-01-28</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p>This resolution expresses support on the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday for the 14 individuals killed and those injured on Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland. </p> <p>The resolution supports the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement to ensure peace and stability in Ireland.</p> <p>The resolution supports justice for the victims of Bloody Sunday and the Troubles as well as the families of those victims.</p> <p>The resolution calls upon British authorities to charge individuals who committed unjustifiable crimes on Bloody Sunday.</p> <p>The resolution supports a devolved government of Northern Ireland and recognizes a devolved government as a successful outcome and tenet of the Good Friday Agreement. </p> <p>Finally, this resolution urges the European Union, including the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom to act in good faith with regard to negotiations around Brexit and implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p>]]></summary-text>
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