United States · Resolution · SCONRES
S.Con.Res. 126 (101st)
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.
Introduced
3 May 1990
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Status
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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14 January 2025
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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Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN
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Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 3 May 1990
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/126
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/sconres/126