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HCONRES 229 110th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek a review of compliance by all nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek a review of compliance by all nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and should pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 9, 2007 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Atlantic OceanEuropeFishery managementInternational Affairs
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Marine and coastal resources, fisheriesOverfishingSustainable fisheriesTreatiesTuna
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Nov 14, 2007
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 13, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 13, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13527-13528)
Nov 13, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13527-13528)
Nov 13, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 229.
Nov 13, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13527-13528)
Nov 13, 2007
Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Oct 10, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
Oct 9, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 9, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 14, 2007

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, should: (1) pursue a review and assessment of compliance with conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission for the 2006 Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery and other fisheries subject to Commission jurisdiction; (2) address noncompliance by nations through appropriate actions including, as appropriate, deducting a proportion of a future quota for a country to compensate for such country exceeding its quota in prior years; (3) pursue a meaningful discussion of the implementation and effectiveness of the Commission recommendation entitled "Recommendation by ICCAT to Establish a Multi-Annual Recovery Plan for Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean"; and (4) seek to strengthen conservation and management of Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna by making recommendations to halt the decline of the stock and begin to rebuild it.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 229: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek a review of compliance by all nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and should pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-229/
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"H. Con. Res. 229: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek a review of compliance by all nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and should pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-229/.
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H. Con. Res. 229, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-229/.
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[H. Con. Res. 229: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should seek a review of compliance by all nations with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and should pursue strengthened conservation and management measures to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-229/)
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