,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ag1 #bjbb ,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4      
,toomey1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,markey1    
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4     
,kelly1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,coons1  
,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7   
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,designating ,march #bjbb as            
,irish-,american ,heritage ,month and   
honoring the significance of ,irish     
,americans in the history and progress  
of the ,united ,states4  ,whereas1 from 
the earliest days of the ,united        
,states1 the ,united ,states has        
inspired the hopes and dreams of        
countless individuals from around the   
world in search of a better life for    
themselves and their children2 ,whereas 
more than #ca1ejj1jjj ,united ,states   
citizens trace their ancestry to        

,ireland2 ,whereas1 since before the    
,united ,states was founded1 ,irish men 
and women undertook the perilous journey
 across the ,atlantic ,ocean to make a  
home in the ,united ,states1 a place of 
hope and promise1 and made inestimable  
contributions to the ,united ,states1   
both during the struggle for            
independence and after the founding of  
the republic2 ,whereas #i of the #ef    
signatories of the ,declaration of      
,independence1 #d associate justices of 
the ,supreme ,court of the ,united      
,states1 and #bb ,presidents proudly    
claim ,irish heritage2 ,whereas ,irish  
immigrants who came to the ,united      
,states during the ,great ,famine of the
 #ahdjs helped transform cities in the  
,united ,states1 building them into     
dynamic centers of commerce and         
industry2 ,whereas the cultural1        
economic1 and spiritual contributions of
 ,irish immigrants continue to be       
evident today throughout the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas ,irish ,americans have

 become deeply integrated into          
communities with strength1 courage1 wit1
 and creativity1 making significant     
contributions in all areas of life2     
,whereas ,irish-,american writers such  
as ,eugene ,o',neill1 ,john ,o',hara1   
and ,f4 ,scott ,fitzgerald transformed  
literature in the ,united ,states1      
entrepreneurs like ,chuck ,feeney helped
 revolutionize industry and philanthropy
 in the ,united ,states1 performers such
 as ,gregory ,peck1 ,lucille ,ball1 and 
,gene ,kelly enriched the arts1 and     
social reformers such as suffragist     
,leonora ,barry and labor organizer     
,mary ,kenney ,o',sullivan fought for   
the rights of others2 ,whereas ,irish   
,americans have served ably in          
communities in numerous capacities1     
including in public safety and          
government at the ,federal1 ,state1 and 
local levels1 and in the ,armed ,forces 
in every war in which the ,united       
,states has fought since the            
,revolutionary ,war1 including patriots 

such as ,audie ,murphy1 the most        
decorated soldier of ,world ,war ,,ii2  
,whereas1 more than #bjj years ago1     
,john ,barry1 who was born in ,ireland1 
was the first naval hero of the         
,revolutionary ,war and became known as 
the ,father of the ,navy2 ,whereas the  
,united ,states played a prominent role 
in support of negotiations of the ,good 
,friday ,agreement 7also known as the   
,belfast ,agreement71 done at ,belfast1 
,april #aj1 #aiih1 and has taken a      
leading role in promoting peace on the  
island of ,ireland more broadly2        
,whereas ,congress greatly values the   
close relationships the ,united ,states 
shares with both the ,united ,kingdom   
and ,ireland and is steadfastly         
committed to supporting the peaceful    
resolution of any and all political     
challenges in ,northern ,ireland2 and   
,whereas1 on ,february #bh1 #bjbb1      
,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden1 ,jr41    
proclaimed ,march #bjbb as              
,irish-,american ,heritage ,month3 ,now1

 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates ,march #bjbb as         
,irish-,american ,heritage ,month2  7#b7
 recognizes the significant             
contributions of ,irish ,americans in   
the history and progress of the ,united 
,states2 and  7#c7 supports the full    
implementation of the ,good ,friday     
,agreement 7also known as the ,belfast  
,agreement7 and subsequent agreements or
 arrangements for implementation of that
 ,agreement to support peace on the     
island of ,ireland4