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HRES 714 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Atlantic Ocean Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research International organizations and cooperation Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Noise pollution Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Expressing support to end commercial whaling in all of its forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.

Introduced: June 28, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 28, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) strongly opposes commercial whaling; (2) supports the use of all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in any form; (3) seeks to strengthen conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species and populations; (4) urges the President and the international community to modernize the International Whaling Commission by expanding the participation of civil society, improving transparency, and supporting efforts to improve its effectiveness; and (5) supports ongoing research efforts to understand, prevent, or mitigate threats to whales and their habitat.

What's happening now June 28, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 14, 2012
LEVIN, SANDER
· Jul 11, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 28, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 714: Expressing support to end commercial whaling in all of its forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-714/
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"H. Res. 714: Expressing support to end commercial whaling in all of its forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-714/.
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H. Res. 714, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-714/.
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