The US House of Representatives called on Britain today to start a full investigation of the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.
The House voted 390-31 for a resolution urging Britain to establish a full "independent public judicial" inquiry into the murder of Mr Finucane who was shot dead in his home in Belfast in front of his wife and three children.
In 2001, the British and Irish governments jointly appointed Peter Cory, a retired justice of Canada's Supreme Court, to determine whether independent commissions should investigate possible state-sponsored collusion in six murders, including Mr Finucane's.
Judge Cory made his recommendation for an inquiry commission, but the British government instead said it would conduct a more limited probe of Mr Finucane's death.
New Jersey Republican Rep. Chris Smith, who sponsored the measure, said he hoped "our combined efforts here and in the Republic of Ireland will move the British government to finally live up to their agreement ... and help secure public and international confidence in the Northern Ireland peace process."