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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To authorize the President to enter into a trade agreement concerning Northern Ireland and certain border counties of the Republic of Ireland, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1181Introduced Mar 20, 1997Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Martin Meehan D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 31, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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

23 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 15 Democrats

8 of 23 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Robert Borski (D-PA), William Coyne (D-PA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Peter King (R-NY), Rick Lazio (R-NY), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), James Moran (D-VA), Richard Neal (D-MA), James Oberstar (D-MN), John Olver (D-MA), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), James Walsh (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martin Meehan.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-5 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.