United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2948 (101st)
Dolphin Protection Act of 1989
Introduced
20 July 1989
Last action
28 November 1990 · Committee
Status
For Further Action See H.R.2061.
Sponsors
Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27], Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Dolphin Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require any person who sells tuna or a product made from tuna which was caught using a method which directly results in the death of a marine mammal to disclose such information on the tuna or product label.
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Timeline
20 July 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
20 July 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 July 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Source: Committee
27 July 1989
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, HHS, and Marine Mammal Comm.
Source: Committee
31 July 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
Source: Committee
4 October 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
25 July 1990
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
28 November 1990
Committee
For Further Action See H.R.2061.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
- · hsmm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Fishery Conservation Amendments of 1990
- related to → Dolphin Protection and Consumer Information Act of 1990
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/2948
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/2948
- us · 101-hr-2948 · source updated 26 August 2025