Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in all of its forms, including scientific and other special permit whaling, coastal whaling, and community-based whaling, and seek to strengthen the conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hconres-350
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2008-05-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Animals
Environmental Protection
International agencies
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine resources conservation
Whales
Whaling
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: 
 Declares that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should: (1) use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling, including scientific, special permit, coastal, and community-based whaling; (2) oppose any initiative that would result in any new, Commission-sanctioned coastal or community-based whaling, even if it is portrayed as noncommercial, including commercial whaling by coastal communities that does not qualify as aboriginal subsistence whaling; and (3) seek to strengthen conservation and management measures.

action_date: 2008-06-18
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
 Declares that the United States, through the International Whaling Commission, should: (1) use all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling, including scientific, special permit, coastal, and community-based whaling; (2) oppose any initiative that would result in any new, Commission-sanctioned coastal or community-based whaling, even if it is portrayed as noncommercial, including commercial whaling by coastal communities that does not qualify as aboriginal subsistence whaling; and (3) seek to strengthen conservation and management measures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-20
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5526)
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5526)
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5550)
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: Ms. Woolsey asked unanimous consent that the ordering of the yeas and nays be vacated to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 350.
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5526-5530)
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: Mr. Delahunt moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E915)
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Introduced in House