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- H.RES.244
H.RES.244: Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.
About This Bill
- Introduced April 3, 2017
- Latest Major Action May 18, 2017
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
22 (19 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - April 3, 2017
Bill Summary
Urges the United States to: (1) continue to be a global leader in whale conservation and protection, and (2) promote international efforts to conserve and protect the world's whales. Opposes commercial whaling. Urges Japan to cease all whaling. Welcomes the opportunity to work with International Whaling Commission member countries at the next Commission meeting in Brazil in 2018 on preventing and mitigating threats to whales and their habitats.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 18, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
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| April 4, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
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| April 3, 2017 |
Referred to House Natural Resources
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| April 3, 2017 |
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
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| April 3, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| April 3, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) |