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Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018

Introduced: February 5, 2018 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 728.
Dec 11, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-425.
Apr 25, 2018
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 5, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018

This bill amends the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 to require the Department of Commerce to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling if the whaling: (1) is for subsistence purposes, including the sale of authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing; (2) does not include the striking, taking, or killing of calves or a whale accompanied by a calf; and (3) is not accomplished in a wasteful manner.

Commerce must establish catch limits for subsistence whaling by Alaska Natives if: (1) the International Whaling Commission (IWC) fails to establish the limits, and (2) Commerce determines that subsistence whaling is sustainable based on IWC's most recent review of the status of the affected whale.

What's happening now December 11, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 728.

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