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H.R. 3373 101st Congress House

To support the Tarawa Declaration which calls for the negotiation of a regional convention to establish a driftnet free zone in the South Pacific region.

Introduced: September 28, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Foreign fishingInternational fishery managementJapanSouth Pacific areaTaiwan
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 28, 1990
See H.R.2061.
Oct 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Oct 3, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from State, Commerce, Interior, Marine Mammal Comm, and DOT.
Sep 28, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Sep 28, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 28, 1990

See H.R.2061.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the policy of the United States should be to achieve international agreement on banning large-scale driftnet fishing on the high seas as soon as possible including by supporting the Tarawa Declaration (issued by the South Pacific Forum and supporting a regional convention to establish a driftnet free zone in the South Pacific and calling for cessation of driftnet fishing by Japanese and Taiwanese vessels) and other international efforts.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2061 Procedurally related Fishery Conservation Amendments of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3373: To support the Tarawa Declaration which calls for the negotiation of a regional convention to establish a driftnet free zone in the South Pacific region.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3373/
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"H.R. 3373: To support the Tarawa Declaration which calls for the negotiation of a regional convention to establish a driftnet free zone in the South Pacific region.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3373/.
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H.R. 3373, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3373/.
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[H.R. 3373: To support the Tarawa Declaration which calls for the negotiation of a regional convention to establish a driftnet free zone in the South Pacific region.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3373/)
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