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House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law

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

H.Con.Res. 159Introduced Sep 25, 1997Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. William Lipinski D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 25, 1997 — Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

44 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 35 Democrats

9 of 44 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), David Bonior (D-MI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Steve Horn (R-CA), Jay Johnson (D-WI), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James Maloney (D-CT), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Richard Neal (D-MA) and 14 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Lipinski.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-3 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.