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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 74 

Supporting the goals and objectives of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council 

of the European Union. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2013 

Mr. KEATING (for himself, Mr. NEAL, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 

MEEKS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. SIRES) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and objectives of Ireland’s Presidency 

of the Council of the European Union. 

Whereas Ireland holds the rotating Presidency of the Council 

of the European Union during the first half of 2013; 

Whereas the rotating European Union Presidency offers 

member states the opportunity to showcase their vision 

for the European Union, to advance the Union’s ongoing 

work agenda, influence European Union policy and legislation, and broaden the understanding of the European 

Union amongst the citizens of their country; 


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Whereas the European Union has established an area of freedom, security, and justice, extending stability and peace 

to the European continent and its neighbors; 

Whereas the United States has supported the European integration process and has consistently supported the objective of European unity and the enlargement of the European Union as a vehicle for prosperity, peace, and democracy; 

Whereas the Government of Ireland has prioritized stability, 

jobs, and growth as the main areas of focus for Ireland’s 

Presidency of the Council of the European Union; 

Whereas the United States and the European Union are each 

other’s largest trading and investment partners, responsible for creating up to an estimated 14,000,000 jobs on 

both sides of the Atlantic, and as such major stakeholders in each other’s economic recoveries; 

Whereas the United States and Ireland participate in longstanding research and science-based exchanges that promote renewable and marine technologies worldwide; 

Whereas Irish culture and Irish-Americans have contributed 

greatly to United States society, history, and politics; and 

Whereas approximately one in four United States citizens 

trace some part of their ancestry to Ireland: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and objectives of Ire3 land’s Presidency of the Council of the European 

4 Union; 


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1 (2) encourages the launch of United States–Eu2 ropean Union trade and investment negotiations 

3 that will benefit both United States and European 

4 workers alike; 

5 (3) promotes increased transatlantic exchanges 

6 and dialogue to further benefit from existing cultural 

7 ties and research and development partnerships, par8 ticularly in the maritime area where a transatlantic 

9 research alliance could underpin the development of 

10 the strong growth and jobs potential of our shared 

11 ocean resources, a so-called blue growth strategy; 

12 (4) affirms the deep roots of common heritage 

13 between the United States and Ireland; and 

14 (5) acknowledges the lasting contributions of 

15 Irish-Americans to the United States. 

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