Calling for United States sanctions against nations which conduct unjustified lethal whale research, and otherwise expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to nations which violate the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commerical whaling by killing whales under the guise of scientific research.

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Introduced

15 May 1990

Last action

2 October 1990 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summary

Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that: (1) continued whaling and commercialization of whale meat are a violation of the International Whaling Commission moratorium; (2) the Secretary of Commerce should certify any nation for continued whaling activities rejected as scientifically invalid by the Commission; (3) the President should order an embargo on a significant quantity of fishery products from nations found to be diminishing the effectiveness of the International Whaling Convention; (4) the President should use all diplomatic tools to convince whaling nations to comply with decisions of the Commission; and (5) the President should use all diplomatic tools to encourage support of Commission member nations for a long-term solution to problems before the Commission.

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Timeline

15 May 1990
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
15 May 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 May 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 June 1990
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Source: Committee
29 August 1990
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Source: Committee
26 September 1990
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Source: Committee
26 September 1990
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
27 September 1990
Reported
Ordered to be Reported.
Source: Committee
27 September 1990
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
1 October 1990
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
1 October 1990
Vote
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 0 (Roll no. 396).
Source: Floor
1 October 1990
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 0 (Roll no. 396).
Source: Floor
1 October 1990
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Source: Floor
1 October 1990
Vote
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Source: Floor
1 October 1990
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Source: Floor
1 October 1990
Floor
Mr. Yatron moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Source: Floor
1 October 1990
Calendars
The chair announced that a second on the motion to suspend the rules is not required.
Source: Calendars
2 October 1990
Introduced
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Source: IntroReferral

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/329
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