,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #ae1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,keating 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,neal1 
,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4       
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1   
and ,mr4 ,sires7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on ,ways and 
,means1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 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 ,union4  ,whereas      
,ireland holds the rotating ,presidency 
of the ,council of the ,european ,union 
during the first half of #bjac2 ,whereas
 the rotating ,european ,union          
,presidency offers member states the    
opportunity to showcase their vision for
 the ,european ,union1 to advance the   

,union's ongoing work agenda1 influence 
,european ,union policy and legislation1
 and broaden the understanding of the   
,european ,union amongst the citizens of
 their country2 ,whereas the ,european  
,union has established an area of       
freedom1 security1 and justice1         
extending stability and peace to the    
,european continent and its neighbors2  
,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 prosperity1 peace1 and    
democracy2 ,whereas the ,government of  
,ireland has prioritized stability1     
jobs1 and growth as the main areas of   
focus for ,ireland's ,presidency of the 
,council of the ,european ,union2       
,whereas the ,united ,states and the    
,european ,union are each other's       
largest trading and investment partners1
 responsible for creating up to an      
estimated #ad1jjj1jjj jobs on both sides

 of the ,atlantic1 and as such major    
stakeholders in each other's economic   
recoveries2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 and ,ireland participate in            
long-standing research and science-based
 exchanges that promote renewable and   
marine technologies worldwide2 ,whereas 
,irish culture and ,irish-,americans    
have contributed greatly to ,united     
,states society1 history1 and politics2 
and ,whereas approximately one in four  
,united ,states citizens trace some part
 of their ancestry to ,ireland3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
goals and objectives of ,ireland's      
,presidency of the ,council of the      
,european ,union2  7#b7 encourages the  
launch of ,united ,states-,european     
,union trade and investment negotiations
 that will benefit both ,united ,states 
and ,european workers alike2  7#c7      
promotes increased transatlantic        
exchanges and dialogue to further       
benefit from existing cultural ties and 

research and development partnerships1  
particularly in the maritime area where 
a transatlantic research alliance could 
underpin the development of the strong  
growth and jobs potential of our shared 
ocean resources1 a so-called blue growth
 strategy2  7#d7 affirms the deep roots 
of common heritage between the ,united  
,states and ,ireland2 and  7#e7         
acknowledges the lasting contributions  
of ,irish-,americans to the ,united     
,states4