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A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary…

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A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.

Introduced: August 3, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-243.
Jun 3, 2008
Signed by President.
May 23, 2008
Presented to President.
May 21, 2008
Cleared for White House.
May 21, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text:CR 5/19/2008 H4067-4068)
May 21, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text:CR 5/19/2008 H4067-4068)
May 21, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4402)
May 19, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Issa objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
May 19, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S.J. Res. 17.
May 19, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4067-4068)
May 19, 2008
Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
Jan 23, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
Oct 5, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 5, 2007
Received in the House.
Oct 5, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 4, 2007
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12826-12827; text as passed Senate: CR S12827)
Oct 4, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12826-12827; text as passed Senate: CR S12827)
Oct 4, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.
Oct 4, 2007
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Sep 27, 2007
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 5, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 5, 2007
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 3, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10936-10937)
Aug 3, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10936)
Aug 3, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)

Declares that: (1) the United States should initiate discussions to negotiate international agreements for managing migratory, transboundary, and straddling fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean and establishing new international fisheries management organizations for the region; (2) such agreements should conform with the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and contain mechanisms for establishing elements necessary for sustaining future Arctic fish stocks; (3) as international fisheries agreements are negotiated and implemented, the United States should consult with the North Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and Alaska Native subsistence communities of the Arctic; and (4) until the agreements come into force, the United States should support international efforts to halt the expansion of commercial fishing activities in the high seas of the Arctic Ocean.

What's happening now June 3, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-243.

 Bill text 7 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Aug 3, 2007
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Aug 3, 2007
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Aug 3, 2007
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Aug 3, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 17: A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-17/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 17: A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-17/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 17, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-17/.
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