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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including scientific and other special permit whaling, coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 20, 2008
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 18, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 18, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5526)
Jun 18, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5526)
Jun 18, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5550)
Jun 18, 2008
Ms. Woolsey asked unanimous consent that the ordering of the yeas and nays be vacated to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 18, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jun 18, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 350.
Jun 18, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5526-5530)
Jun 18, 2008
Mr. Delahunt moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
May 14, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 14, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E915)
May 14, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Declares that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should: (1) use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling, including scientific, special permit, coastal, and community-based whaling; (2) oppose any initiative that would result in any new, Commission-sanctioned coastal or community-based whaling, even if it is portrayed as noncommercial, including commercial whaling by coastal communities that does not qualify as aboriginal subsistence whaling; and (3) seek to strengthen conservation and management measures.

What's happening now June 20, 2008

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 17, 2008
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 11, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 9, 2008
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 3, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 350: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including scientific and other special permit whaling, coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-350/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 350: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including scientific and other special permit whaling, coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-350/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 350, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-350/.
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[H. Con. Res. 350: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including scientific and other special permit whaling, coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-350/)
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