,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,lawler submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,calling for the          
restoration of power-sharing in         
,northern ,ireland4  ,whereas1 on ,may  
#e1 #bjbb1 elections were held for the  
,northern ,ireland ,assembly1 the       
region's devolved legislature2 ,whereas1
 in the #bjbb ,northern ,ireland        
,assembly election1 the ,sinn ,fein     
party won the largest number of seats1  
#bg out of #ij1 entitling the party's   
,vice ,president and former ,deputy     
,first ,minister1 ,michelle ,o',neill1  
to accede to the position of ,first     
,minister of ,northern ,ireland2        
,whereas1 following the #bjbb ,northern 
,ireland ,assembly election1 the        
,democratic ,unionist ,party1 which was 
the largest party prior to the election1
 has effectively prevented the convening

 of the new ,assembly1 the ,executive1  
and the operation of the ,north_/,south 
,ministerial ,council2 ,whereas the     
,democratic ,unionist ,party has failed 
to make explicit its demands for        
reestablishing the power-sharing        
government in ,northern ,ireland1 other 
than its protests against ,northern     
,ireland ,protocol1 which was brokered  
by the ,united ,kingdom independent of  
the devolved government bodies of the   
,united ,kingdom1 including ,northern   
,ireland1 in response to the ,united    
,kingdom's exit from the ,european      
,union and sets out post-,brexit        
arrangements for ,northern ,ireland to  
ensure an open border on the island of  
,ireland and in the spirit of protecting
 the gains of the ,northern ,ireland    
peace process2 ,whereas the ,democratic 
,unionist ,party and ,sinn ,fein        
disagree on the merits of the ,northern 
,ireland ,protocol1 with ,sinn ,fein    
generally supportive of the ,protocol as
 a necessary means to maintain an open  

border with the ,republic of ,ireland   
and to uphold the fundamental principles
 underpinning the ,good ,friday         
,agreement2 ,whereas1 on ,february #bg1 
#bjbc1 the ,united ,kingdom and the     
,european ,union announced the ,windsor 
,framework to address challenges posed  
by the ,northern ,ireland ,protocol2    
,whereas the ,windsor ,framework was    
formally adopted by the ,united ,kingdom
 and the ,european ,union on ,march #bd1
 #bjbc1 but the ,democratic ,unionist   
,party continues to undermine its full  
implementation2 ,whereas the ,government
 of the ,united ,kingdom continues to   
engage with all of the political parties
 in ,northern ,ireland1 including the   
,democratic ,unionist ,party1 to        
facilitate the establishment of a new   
power-sharing government in ,northern   
,ireland consistent with the results of 
the #bjbb elections2 ,whereas1 during   
,prime ,minister ,rishi ,sunak's speech 
for the #beth anniversary of the ,good  
,friday ,agreement1 he stated that the  

,government of the ,united ,kingdom     
stands ready to work with our partners  
in the ,irish government and the local  
parties to ensure that the institutions 
are up and running again as soon as     
possible1 and that the ,government of   
the ,united ,kingdom must keep working  
to persuade all parts of the community  
that returning to the institutions is   
the best path42 ,whereas the ,good      
,friday ,agreement1 adopted in #aiih1   
established the power-sharing government
 in ,northern ,ireland and institutions 
to facilitate communication and         
cooperation among ,northern ,ireland1   
the ,republic of ,ireland1 and the      
,government of the ,united ,kingdom2    
,whereas blocking the work of the       
current ,assembly and ,executive in     
,northern ,ireland as a bargaining chip 
to resolve an external policy matter    
between the ,democratic ,unionist ,party
 and the ,united ,kingdom violates the  
spirit and intent of the ,good ,friday  
,agreement's power-sharing provisions   

and represents an undermining of the    
political process in ,northern ,ireland 
and a disserve to the ,northern ,ireland
 community that the ,democratic         
,unionist ,party claims to represent2   
,whereas the ,good ,friday ,agreement   
and other past progress concerning      
,northern ,ireland has been facilitated 
and moved forward with the support of   
civic institutions and leaders in the   
,united ,states2 and ,whereas the       
appointment of a new ,u4,s4 ,special    
,envoy to ,northern ,ireland for        
,economic ,affairs on ,december #ai1    
#bjbb1 reaffirms the ,united ,states    
,government's commitment to the         
provisions of the ,good ,friday         
,agreement1 including a power-sharing   
government1 and the advancement of peace
 and prosperity in ,northern ,ireland3  
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives-- 7#a7 calls on the 
,democratic ,unionist ,party to support 
in good faith the re-establishment of   
government institutions in ,northern    

,ireland1 as obligated under the        
power-sharing arrangements made in the  
,good ,friday ,agreement2  7#b7 calls on
 all participants of the ,good ,friday  
,agreement to honor their obligations to
 this agreement in full2  7#c7 supports 
democratic elections in ,northern       
,ireland and the restoration of the     
power-sharing government in line with   
the election results2  7#d7 supports the
 ,government of the ,united ,kingdom's  
continued determination to bring about  
the restoration of the devolved         
institutions in ,northern ,ireland as   
set out in the ,good ,friday ,agreement2
 and  7#e7 calls on the ,president and  
the ,u4,s4 ,special ,envoy to ,northern 
,ireland to use their influence and     
longstanding commitment to the ,good    
,friday ,agreement to urge all relevant 
parties to restore power-sharing in     
,northern ,ireland4