,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #bi1        
#bjai,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of        
,pennsylvania submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing the opposition
 of the ,house of ,representatives to a 
hard border between ,northern ,ireland  
and the ,republic of ,ireland4          
,whereas1 in #aiih1 the ,government of  
,ireland1 the ,government of the ,united
 ,kingdom1 and the political party      
leaders of ,northern ,ireland agreed    
upon the ,good ,friday ,agreement to end
 years of violence2 ,whereas the people 
of ,northern ,ireland and the ,republic 
of ,ireland voted overwhelmingly in     
favor of the ,good ,friday ,agreement in
 a referendum on ,may #bb1 #aiih2       
,whereas the completion of the ,good    
,friday ,agreement marked a historic    
success and has been the basis for a    
peaceful resolution of a longstanding   

conflict2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
is one of the three guarantors of the   
,good ,friday ,agreement2 ,whereas the  
,united ,states has consistently        
reaffirmed its commitment to assist in  
building a strong society1 economy1 and 
enduring peace in ,northern ,ireland2   
,whereas the ,united ,states has        
continuously supported the              
,international ,fund for ,ireland and   
appointed successive ,peace ,envoys to  
,northern ,ireland2 ,whereas continued  
,united ,states engagement in the       
,northern ,ireland peace process is     
essential to protect the ,good ,friday  
,agreement2 ,whereas a #bjaf referendum 
in ,britain to leave the ,european      
,union has increased concerns about the 
future of the ,good ,friday ,agreement  
and sustained peace in ,northern        
,ireland2 and ,whereas the free flow of 
persons across open borders between the 
,republic of ,ireland and the ,united   
,kingdom has been a fundamental aspect  
of promoting peace and unity throughout 

the implementation of the ,good ,friday 
,agreement3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives opposes 
the imposition of a hard border1 whether
 one that is strongly controlled by     
officials1 police1 or soldiers1 or a    
physical barrier1 between ,northern     
,ireland and the ,republic of ,ireland4