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SRES 167 106th Congress Senate

A resolution commending the Georges Bank Review Panel on the recent report recommending extension of the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank, commending the Government of Canada for…

Official title: A resolution commending the Georges Bank Review Panel on the recent report recommending extension of the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution commending the Georges Bank Review Panel on the recent report recommending extension of the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank, commending the Government of Canada for extending the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank, and urging the Government of Canada to adopt a longer-term moratorium.

Introduced: July 27, 1999 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 27, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9397-9398)
Jul 27, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Commends the Georges Bank Review Panel on the recent report recommending extension of the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank.

Commends the Government of Canada for extending the moratorium through 1999, and urges it to extend the moratorium until 2012.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 167: A resolution commending the Georges Bank Review Panel on the recent report recommending extension of the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank, commending the Government of Canada for extending the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank, and urging the Government of Canada to adopt a longer-term moratorium.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-167/
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"S. Res. 167: A resolution commending the Georges Bank Review Panel on the recent report recommending extension of the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank, commending the Government of Canada for extending the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank, and urging the Government of Canada to adopt a longer-term moratorium.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-167/.
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S. Res. 167, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-167/.
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[S. Res. 167: A resolution commending the Georges Bank Review Panel on the recent report recommending extension of the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank, commending the Government of Canada for extending the moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank, and urging the Government of Canada to adopt a longer-term moratorium.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-167/)
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