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HJRES 281 101th Congress House

To approve the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, to disapprove a term of that designation, and to prohibit the exploration for, or the development or production of, oil, gas,…

Official title: To approve the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, to disapprove a term of that designation, and to prohibit the exploration for, or the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To approve the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, to disapprove a term of that designation, and to prohibit the exploration for, or the development or production of, oil, gas, or minerals in any area of that Sanctuary.

Introduced: May 23, 1989 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection CaliforniaEnvironmental assessmentMarine parks and reservesNational parksOil and gas leases
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 Everywhere this bill has been 40 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 9, 1989
Became Public Law No: 101-74.
Aug 9, 1989
Signed by President.
Aug 1, 1989
Presented to President.
Jul 31, 1989
Measure Signed in Senate.
Jul 25, 1989
Mr. Bosco asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
Jul 25, 1989
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 25, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 25, 1989
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
Jul 25, 1989
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 1989
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 24, 1989
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Jul 24, 1989
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 24, 1989
Amendment SP 398 proposed by Senator Graham for Senator Hollings.
Jul 24, 1989
Amendment SP 398 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Jul 18, 1989
Read twice and held at the desk by unanimous consent.
Jul 17, 1989
Received in the Senate.
Jun 27, 1989
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Jun 27, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 27, 1989
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 27, 1989
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 27, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 27, 1989
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
Jun 27, 1989
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Jun 27, 1989
Mr. Shumway demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Jun 27, 1989
Mr. Jones (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended.
Jun 26, 1989
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70.
Jun 26, 1989
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs discharged.
Jun 24, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
Jun 23, 1989
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs for a period ending not later than June 26, 1989 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee pursuant to clause 1(1), rule X.
Jun 23, 1989
Reported to House (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept.99-110, Part I. committee pursuant to clause 1(1), rule X.
Jun 22, 1989
Mr. Bosco asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries have until 5:00 p.m. on June 23 to file a report on H.J. Res. 281. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 21, 1989
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 21, 1989
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 21, 1989
Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes Discharged.
Jun 21, 1989
Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Discharged.
May 31, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce and Interior.
May 31, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
May 31, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography.
May 23, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
May 23, 1989
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 398 – To strike section 3 of the resolution. Agreed to Jul 24, 1989
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 Latest action August 9, 1989

Became Public Law No: 101-74.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Congress approves, with certain exceptions, the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, California. Prohibits the exploration for, development, or production of oil, gas, or minerals in the Sanctuary. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from approving any exploration plan, including any application for a drilling permit, until a final environmental impact statement is issued for the plan.

Requires the Secretary to suspend operations under any lease in effect after enactment of this Act with respect to Sanctuary lands and extend such lease for the period between the submission of the exploration plan or the date after enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later, and the issuance of such statement.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 233 Procedurally related To approve the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, to disapprove a term of that designation, and…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 23, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 281: To approve the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, to disapprove a term of that designation, and to prohibit the exploration for, or the development or production of, oil, gas, or minerals in any area of that Sanctuary.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-281/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 281: To approve the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, to disapprove a term of that designation, and to prohibit the exploration for, or the development or production of, oil, gas, or minerals in any area of that Sanctuary.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-281/.
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H.J. Res. 281, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-281/.
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[H.J. Res. 281: To approve the designation of the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, to disapprove a term of that designation, and to prohibit the exploration for, or the development or production of, oil, gas, or minerals in any area of that Sanctuary.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-281/)
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