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HCONRES 241 100th Congress House International Affairs Animals and Animal Protection Endangered species Environmental Protection Fisheries Fishery management Foreign fishing International agencies Japan Marine mammal protection Sanctions (International law) Treaties Whaling Wildlife conservation

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that upon certain taking of whales by Japanese nationals, the Secretary of Commerce should issue a certification under the Magnuson…

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A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that upon certain taking of whales by Japanese nationals, the Secretary of Commerce should issue a certification under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act that such taking diminishes the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission.

Introduced: February 2, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 16, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Feb 16, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from State, Commerce, Marine Mammal Comm.
Feb 12, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 2, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Feb 2, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 2, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that if Japanese nationals take whales pursuant to a proposal submitted in October 1987 to the International Whaling Commission before the Commission approves such proposal, the Secretary of Commerce should issue a certification under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act that such taking diminishes the effectiveness of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (thus requiring the Secretary of State to reduce the fishery allocation for Japan).

What's happening now February 16, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 2, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 241: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that upon certain taking of whales by Japanese nationals, the Secretary of Commerce should issue a certification under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act that such taking diminishes the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-241/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 241: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that upon certain taking of whales by Japanese nationals, the Secretary of Commerce should issue a certification under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act that such taking diminishes the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-241/.
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H. Con. Res. 241, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-241/.
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[H. Con. Res. 241: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that upon certain taking of whales by Japanese nationals, the Secretary of Commerce should issue a certification under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act that such taking diminishes the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-241/)
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