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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.

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Introduced

3 May 1990

Last action

29 June 1990 · Floor

Status

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Sponsors

Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]

Subjects

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Source updated

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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Timeline

  1. 3 May 1990

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 May 1990

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 June 1990

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574.

    Source: Calendars

  4. 7 June 1990

    Reported

    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  5. 7 June 1990

    Reported

    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  6. 29 June 1990

    Floor

    Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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