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HCONRES 329 101th Congress House Animals Embargo Environmental Protection Fishery products Foreign Trade and International Finance Import restrictions International environmental cooperation Marine mammal protection Treaties Whaling

Calling for United States sanctions against nations which conduct unjustified lethal whale research, and otherwise expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to nations which violate the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commerical whaling by killing whales under the guise of scientific research.

Introduced: May 15, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 1990
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 1, 1990
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 1990
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 0 (Roll no. 396).
Oct 1, 1990
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 0 (Roll no. 396).
Oct 1, 1990
Considered as unfinished business.
Oct 1, 1990
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Oct 1, 1990
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 1, 1990
The chair announced that a second on the motion to suspend the rules is not required.
Oct 1, 1990
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Oct 1, 1990
Mr. Yatron moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Sep 27, 1990
Ordered to be Reported.
Sep 27, 1990
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 26, 1990
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 26, 1990
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Aug 29, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jun 1, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 15, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 15, 1990
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Oct 1, 1990 House · vote #396 SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE Passed 412–0 See who voted →
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that: (1) continued whaling and commercialization of whale meat are a violation of the International Whaling Commission moratorium; (2) the Secretary of Commerce should certify any nation for continued whaling activities rejected as scientifically invalid by the Commission; (3) the President should order an embargo on a significant quantity of fishery products from nations found to be diminishing the effectiveness of the International Whaling Convention; (4) the President should use all diplomatic tools to convince whaling nations to comply with decisions of the Commission; and (5) the President should use all diplomatic tools to encourage support of Commission member nations for a long-term solution to problems before the Commission.

What's happening now October 2, 1990

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1