[1/4] Andrea Brown, daughter of Royal Ulster Constabulary officer Eric Brown who was killed in 1983, holds a portrait of her father in Moira, Northern Ireland, March 29, 2023.
In a short section, the deal said it was essential to address the suffering of victims as a necessary element of reconciliation.
The bill is opposed by all Northern Ireland political parties, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Irish government and victims' groups.
"It toys with what is a very delicate peace settlement here," said Amnesty International Northern Ireland deputy director Grainne Teggart.
In 2019 a Northern Ireland court ordered an independent investigation into alleged collusion between security services and the gang suspected of the killing.