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- H.CON.RES.180
H.CON.RES.180: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should reaffirm its opposition to any commercial and lethal scientific whaling and take siginificant and demonstrable actions, including at the International Whaling Commission and meetings of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, to provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about international affairs
- Introduced June 28, 2001
- Latest Major Action June 28, 2001
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
80 (68 Democrats, 13 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to opposing any commercial and lethal scientific whaling and to supporting the expansion of whale sanctuaries.Calls for: (1) the President to use all available diplomatic channels to convey U.S. opposition to commercial whaling activities and lethal scientific whaling and to consider actions, including bilateral negotiations and sanctions, to eliminate such whaling and to prevent any trade in whale meat; and (2)...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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| June 28, 2001 |
Introduced in the House by Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.) |