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HRES 959 115th Congress House Animals Commemorative events and holidays Endangered and threatened species Mammals Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

To express support for recognition of June 2018 as National Orca Protection Month.

Introduced: June 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jun 22, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for recognizing National Orca Protection Month. (Orcas are commonly known as killer whales.)

What's happening now June 22, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 383 Identical bill To express support for recognition of June 2017 as National Orca Protection Month.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Aug 10, 2018
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 22, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 22, 2018
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 22, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 22, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 959: To express support for recognition of June 2018 as National Orca Protection Month.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-959/
MLA
"H. Res. 959: To express support for recognition of June 2018 as National Orca Protection Month.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-959/.
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H. Res. 959, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-959/.
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[H. Res. 959: To express support for recognition of June 2018 as National Orca Protection Month.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-959/)
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