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To express the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek compliance by all countries with the conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna adopted by the…

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To express the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek compliance by all countries with the conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 20, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Nov 17, 1993
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 16, 1993
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S15805)
Nov 16, 1993
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S15805)
Nov 3, 1993
Received in the Senate.
Nov 2, 1993
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 2, 1993
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 2, 1993
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 2, 1993
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 2, 1993
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Nov 2, 1993
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8692-8694)
Nov 2, 1993
Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Nov 2, 1993
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 110.
Nov 2, 1993
Reported by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 103-318.
Oct 21, 1993
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 1993
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 20, 1993
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Oct 20, 1993
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 20, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Management.
Oct 20, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Oct 20, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares the sense of the Congress regarding: (1) conservation and management of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; (2) certain actions by the United States; (3) compliance with measures adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; (4) certification under the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967; and (5) encouragement of countries that fish for bluefin or other highly migratory species in the Atlantic Ocean or the Mediterranean Sea to participate in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Commission.

What's happening now November 17, 1993

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 20, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 169: To express the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek compliance by all countries with the conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, and for other purposes.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-169/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 169: To express the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek compliance by all countries with the conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, and for other purposes.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-169/.
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H. Con. Res. 169, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-169/.
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[H. Con. Res. 169: To express the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek compliance by all countries with the conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-169/)
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