HRES 244 115th Congress House Animals Animal and plant health Asia Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Hazardous wastes and toxic substances International organizations and cooperation Japan 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 for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.

Introduced: February 15, 2018 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

May 18, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

Apr 4, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Apr 3, 2017

Introduced in House

Apr 3, 2017

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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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the United States to: (1) continue to be a global leader in whale conservation and protection, and (2) promote international efforts to conserve and protect the world's whales.

Opposes commercial whaling.

Urges Japan to cease all whaling.

Welcomes the opportunity to work with International Whaling Commission member countries at the next Commission meeting in Brazil in 2018 on preventing and mitigating threats to whales and their habitats.

What's happening now May 18, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee

Cosponsors 12

Issa, Darrell

California · Feb 15, 2018

Huffman, Jared

California · Jan 18, 2018

Peters, Scott H.

California · Nov 2, 2017

Gomez, Jimmy

California · Oct 25, 2017

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Sep 7, 2017

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Sep 7, 2017

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Sep 7, 2017

Kihuen, Ruben

· Sep 7, 2017

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Sep 7, 2017

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · May 18, 2017

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Apr 3, 2017

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Apr 3, 2017

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 244: Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-244/

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