[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 159 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 159

 Honoring the memory of the victims of the Great Irish Potato Famine, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 1997

 Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
Blagojevich, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Horn, Mr. Andrews, 
Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
 Kelly, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, 
  Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Holden, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Kennelly of 
Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
 Pallone, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Slaughter, and 
  Mr. Riggs) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the memory of the victims of the Great Irish Potato Famine, 
                        and for other purposes.

Whereas 150 years ago, Ireland was in the midst of ``Black '47'', the worst year 
        of the Great Irish Potato Famine;
Whereas between 1846 and 1850, an estimated 1,500,000 people died in Ireland 
        from starvation and disease and over 1,000,000 people emigrated from 
        Ireland to the United States and Canada to escape the famine; and
Whereas on June 1, 1997, in Millstreet, County Cork, Republic of Ireland, 
        British Prime Minister Tony Blair offered the first public apology from 
        the British Government for its lack of action during the famine: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) joins all people of Irish descent in honoring the 
        memory of the victims of the Great Irish Potato Famine;
            (2) honors the millions of brave emigrants and their 
        descendants who rose from the tragedy of the famine to make a 
        profound contribution to the United States; and
            (3) encourages the British and Irish governments to build 
        on the public apology from the British Government and make a 
        renewed effort for peace in Northern Ireland.
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