legislation: 112-hres-714
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| 112-hres-714 | 112 | hres | 714 | Expressing support to end commercial whaling in all of its forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-28 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] | CA | D | B000410 | 6 | Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) strongly opposes commercial whaling; (2) supports the use of all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in any form; (3) seeks to strengthen conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species and populations; (4) urges the President and the international community to modernize the International Whaling Commission by expanding the participation of civil society, improving transparency, and supporting efforts to improve its effectiveness; and (5) supports ongoing research efforts to understand, prevent, or mitigate threats to whales and their habitat. | 2021-04-19T17:44:23Z |