S.Con.Res. 126 — A concurrent resolution calling for a United States policy of promoting the continuation, for a minimum of an additional 10 years, of the International Whaling Commission's moratorium on the commercial killing of whales, and otherwise expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to conserving and protecting the world's whale population. | PoliFocus

S.Con.Res. 126101th Congress

A concurrent resolution calling for a United States policy of promoting the continuation, for a minimum of an additional 10 years, of the International Whaling Commission's moratorium on the commercial killing of whales, and otherwise expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to conserving and protecting the world's whale population.

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Animals

Summary

Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) promote maximum conservation and protection of the world's whales; (2) work to continue the International Whaling Commission moratorium on the commercial killing of whales and maintain zero catch limits for all whale stocks for at least another decade; (3) work to strengthen the Commission and encourage it to carry out long-term, nonlethal research for all whale stocks on a global basis; and (4) in promoting protection, make use of diplomatic channels, domestic and international law, and all other means.

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Related Legislation

H.Con.Res. 287Calling for a United States policy of promoting the continuation, for a minimum of an additional 10 years, of the International Whaling Commission's moratorium on the commercial killing of whales, and otherwise expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to conserving and protecting the world's whale populations.
1990-06-29Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
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Legislative Actions

1990-05-03
Introduced in Senate
1990-05-03
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
1990-06-07
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
1990-06-07
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
1990-06-07
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574.
1990-06-07
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
1990-06-29
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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