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S 293 108th Congress Senate Taxation Agriculture and Food Alaska Animals Charitable contributions Equipment and supplies Eskimos Income tax Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Minorities Native Americans Ships Storage Tax deductions Transportation and Public Works Whaling

Native Alaskan Subsistence Whaling Act of 2003

Introduced: February 4, 2003 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1899-1900)
Feb 4, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1899)
Feb 4, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Native Alaskan Subsistence Whaling Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a charitable deduction for up to $10,000 of the reasonable and necessary whaling expenses incurred in support of Native Alaskan subsistence bowhead whale hunting activities conducted pursuant to the management plan of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission. Limits such deduction to an individual recognized by the Commission as a whaling captain charged with the responsibility of maintaining and carrying out such sanctioned whaling activities.

Lists as whaling expenses those for: (1) the acquisition and maintenance of whaling boats, weapons, and gear; (2) food and other provisions for the crew; and (3) storage and distribution of the catch.

What's happening now February 4, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1899-1900)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 293: Native Alaskan Subsistence Whaling Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-293/
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"S. 293: Native Alaskan Subsistence Whaling Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-293/.
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S. 293, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-293/.
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