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| 119-hjres-78 | 119 | hjres | 78 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt". | Animals | 2025-03-21 | 2025-05-05 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | CA | R | L000578 | 8 | 2025-10-09T03:26:12Z | ||
| 118-hjres-162 | 118 | hjres | 162 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard". | Animals | 2024-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] | TX | R | P000048 | 2 | 2024-08-08T12:43:18Z | ||
| 118-hjres-149 | 118 | hjres | 149 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, Washington State". | Animals | 2024-05-16 | 2024-05-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] | WA | R | N000189 | 0 | 2024-06-11T16:08:32Z | ||
| 118-hjres-49 | 118 | hjres | 49 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". | Animals | 2023-03-30 | 2023-06-05 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 73. | House | Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] | MN | R | S001212 | 12 | 2025-12-05T23:42:06Z | ||
| 118-hjres-29 | 118 | hjres | 29 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment". | Animals | 2023-02-07 | 2023-06-05 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 71. | House | Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] | KS | R | M000871 | 9 | 2025-12-05T08:00:15Z | ||
| 111-hjres-18 | 111 | hjres | 18 | Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | Animals | 2009-01-15 | 2009-01-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] | WV | D | R000011 | 69 | Disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the Departments of the Interior and Commerce relating to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act. | 2023-01-11T13:15:52Z | |
| 105-hjres-59 | 105 | hjres | 59 | To disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from Canada under the 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior. | Animals | 1997-03-04 | 1997-04-30 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 5 | Disapproves the rule submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior under the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994 which allowed the issuance of permits for importing polar bear parts taken in sport hunts in Canada. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 102-hjres-429 | 102 | hjres | 429 | Designating May 3, 1992 through May 9, 1992, as "Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week". | Animals | 1992-02-27 | 1992-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 102-504. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 221 | Designates the week of May 2 through 8, 1993, as Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hjres-377 | 102 | hjres | 377 | Designating the week beginning November 24, 1991, as "Assistance Dog Awareness Week". | Animals | 1991-11-20 | 1991-11-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] | OH | R | W000781 | 0 | Designates the week beginning November 24, 1991, as Assistance Dog Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hjres-314 | 102 | hjres | 314 | Designating the week beginning August 18, 1991, as "National American Saddlebred Horse Week". | Animals | 1991-07-29 | 1991-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] | OH | R | M000432 | 0 | Designates the week of August 18 through 24, 1991, as National Saddlebred Horse Week in recognition of the centennial year of the American Saddlebred Horse Association and of the role played by this distinguished breed in the history and growth of our great Nation. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hjres-301 | 102 | hjres | 301 | To designate the week beginning June 7, 1992, as "Animal Rights Awareness Week". | Animals | 1991-07-16 | 1991-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | P000034 | 65 | Designates the week beginning June 7, 1992, as Animal Rights Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hjres-254 | 102 | hjres | 254 | To designate the week beginning June 9, 1991, as "Animal Rights Awareness Week". | Animals | 1991-05-14 | 1991-05-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | P000034 | 52 | Designates the week beginning June 9, 1991, as Animal Rights Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hjres-615 | 101 | hjres | 615 | To designate the week of November 18 through 24, 1990, as "National Wild Turkey Week" and November 22, 1990, as "National Wild Turkey Day". | Animals | 1990-07-10 | 1990-07-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] | SC | D | D000267 | 16 | Designates the week of November 18 through 24, 1990, as National Wild Turkey Week, and November 22, 1990, as National Wild Turkey Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hjres-458 | 101 | hjres | 458 | Designating May 6 through 12, 1990, as "Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week". | Animals | 1990-01-23 | 1990-02-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 223 | Designates May 6 through May 12, 1990, as Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hjres-441 | 101 | hjres | 441 | Designating the month of April 1990 as "National Prevent-A-Litter Month". | Animals | 1989-11-17 | 1989-11-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | G000025 | 227 | Designates April 1990 as National Prevent-A-Litter Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hjres-388 | 101 | hjres | 388 | To designate the period commencing on October 9, 1989, and ending on October 15, 1989, as "National Morgan Horse Week". | Animals | 1989-08-03 | 1989-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Smith, Peter [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | S000601 | 39 | Designates October 9 through October 15, 1989, as National Morgan Horse Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hjres-345 | 101 | hjres | 345 | Designating the week of March 1 through 7, 1990, as "National Quarter Horse Week". | Animals | 1989-06-28 | 1989-07-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13] | TX | D | S000066 | 222 | Designates the week of March 1 through March 7, 1990, as National Quarter Horse Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hjres-171 | 101 | hjres | 171 | To designate 1989 as the "Centennial Year of the National Zoo". | Animals | 1989-03-02 | 1989-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 116 | Designates 1989 as the Centennial Year of the National Zoo. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hjres-166 | 101 | hjres | 166 | To designate the third week in June 1989 as "National Dairy Goat Awareness Week". | Animals | 1989-03-01 | 1989-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 48 | Designates the period beginning the second Saturday and ending the third Saturday of June 1989 as National Dairy Goat Awareness Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hjres-153 | 101 | hjres | 153 | To authorize and request the President to designate the month of May 1989, as "National Duckling Month". | Animals | 1989-02-23 | 1989-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] | NC | D | H000448 | 24 | Designates May as National Duckling Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 101-hjres-100 | 101 | hjres | 100 | To require the United States Fish and Wildlife Service develop a plan to halt the illegal harvesting of migratory waterfowl. | Animals | 1989-01-27 | 1989-03-13 | Executive Comment Received from State. | House | Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] | WI | R | G000524 | 0 | Directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) to: (1) research and develop methods to accurately determine the number of migratory waterfowl that are harvested illegally each year in the United States; (2) develop a plan to increase its law enforcement presence and better coordinate its efforts with those of appropriate State agencies to halt such illegal harvesting; and (3) recommend whether specified wildlife conservation funds should be withheld from States that are not complying with the Service's regulations on illegal harvesting. Requires the Director of the Service to report on such findings to specified congressional committees within 90 days of enactment of this Act. | 2021-07-01T13:18:05Z | |
| 101-hjres-57 | 101 | hjres | 57 | Directing the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of the effectiveness of current laws and regulations in protecting dogs and puppies bred and raised for sale to retail pet stores from inhumane treatment and premature shipment. | Animals | 1989-01-03 | 1989-02-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] | TN | D | L000381 | 9 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report on the effectiveness of current laws, regulations, and licensing standards for commercial breeders of dogs and puppies in protecting such animals raised for sale in retail pet stores from inhumane treatment. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 100-hjres-559 | 100 | hjres | 559 | A joint resolution to require the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a plan to halt the illegal harvesting of migratory waterfowl. | Animals | 1988-04-29 | 1988-05-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] | WI | R | G000524 | 33 | Directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) to: (1) research and develop methods to accurately determine the number of migratory waterfowl that are harvested illegally each year in the United States; (2) develop a plan to increase its law enforcement presence and better coodinate its efforts with those of appropriate State agencies to halt such illegal harvesting; and (3) recommend whether specified wildlife conservation funds should be withheld from States that are not complying with the Service's regulations on illegal harvesting. Requires the Director of the Service to report on such findings to specified congressional committees within 90 days of enactment of this Act. | 2021-06-10T20:27:46Z | |
| 100-hjres-287 | 100 | hjres | 287 | A joint resolution directing the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of the effectiveness of current laws and regulations in protecting dogs and puppies bred and raised for sale to retail pet stores from inhumane treatment and premature shipment. | Animals | 1987-05-20 | 1987-05-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] | NM | R | L000506 | 69 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report on the effectiveness of current laws, regulations, and licensing standards for commercial breeders of dogs and puppies in protecting such animals raised for sale in retail pet stores from inhumane treatment. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 99-hjres-67 | 99 | hjres | 67 | A joint resolution calling for a wildlife sanctuary for humpback whales in the West Indies. | Animals | 1985-01-03 | 1986-11-07 | Became Public Law No: 99-630. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 2 | Directs the President, together with the International Whaling Commission, to seek a treaty or an international agreement establishing a wildlife sanctuary for humpback whales in the West Indies. | 2025-01-23T13:14:35Z | |
| 98-hjres-526 | 98 | hjres | 526 | A joint resolution designating the week of May 27, 1984 through June 2, 1984 as "National Animal Health Week". | Animals | 1984-03-21 | 1984-05-25 | Became Public Law No: 98-303. | House | Rep. Taylor, G. [R-MO-7] | MO | R | T000075 | 223 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of May 27 through June 2, 1984, as National Animal Health Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hjres-485 | 98 | hjres | 485 | A joint resolution to designate the week of October 7, 1984 through October 13, 1984 as "National Birds of Prey Conservation Week". | Animals | 1984-02-21 | 1984-07-03 | See S.J.Res.230. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 223 | Designates the week of October 7 through October 13, 1984, as National Birds of Prey Conservation Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hjres-418 | 98 | hjres | 418 | A joint resolution designating the week of July 1 through July 8, 1984, as "National Duck Stamp Week" and 1984 as the "Golden Anniversary Year of the Duck Stamp". | Animals | 1983-11-14 | 1984-07-03 | See S.J.Res.270. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 223 | Designates July 1 through July 8, 1984, as National Duck Stamp Week, and 1984 as the Golden Anniversary Year of the Duck Stamp. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hjres-136 | 98 | hjres | 136 | A joint resolution calling for a wildlife preserve for humpback whales in the West Indies. | Animals | 1983-02-08 | 1984-10-05 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1328. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 28 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Foreign Relations with amendment, S. Rept. 98-661) Directs the President to seek a treaty or an international agreement establishing a wildlife preserve for humpback whales in the West Indies. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 97-hjres-462 | 97 | hjres | 462 | A joint resolution calling for a wildlife preserve for humpback whales in the West Indies. | Animals | 1982-04-21 | 1982-04-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 0 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or an international agreement establishing a wildlife preserve for humpback whales in the West Indies. | 2025-01-23T13:14:35Z | |
| 97-hjres-352 | 97 | hjres | 352 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the year 1982 as the "Bicentennial Year of the American Bald Eagle" and the designation of June 20, 1982, as "National Bald Eagle Day". | Animals | 1981-11-04 | 1981-12-29 | See S.J.Res.121. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 135 | Requests the President to designate 1982 as "Bicentennial Year of the American Bald Eagle" and June 20, 1982, as "National Bald Eagle Day." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hjres-351 | 97 | hjres | 351 | A joint resolution to designate 1982 as the "Year of the Eagle". | Animals | 1981-10-29 | 1981-11-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-11] | IN | D | J000033 | 2 | Requests the President to designate 1982 as the "Year of the Eagle." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hjres-313 | 97 | hjres | 313 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating Haines, Alaska, the official home of the American bald eagle. | Animals | 1981-07-28 | 1981-08-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 32 | Requests the President to designate the city of Haines, Alaska, as the official home of the American bald eagle. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hjres-278 | 97 | hjres | 278 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the third week of November of each year as "National Wild Turkey Week" and to provide for the designation of each Thanksgiving Day as "National Wild Turkey Day". | Animals | 1981-06-04 | 1981-06-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] | SC | D | D000267 | 0 | Requests the President to designate the third week of November of each year as "National Wild Turkey Week" and to designate each Thanksgiving Day as "National Wild Turkey Day." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hjres-241 | 97 | hjres | 241 | A joint resolution to designate the week commencing with the first Sunday in October of each year as "National Hawk Watching Week". | Animals | 1981-04-28 | 1981-05-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 2 | Requests the President to designate the week beginning with the first Sunday in October of each year as "National Hawk Watching Week." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hjres-131 | 97 | hjres | 131 | A joint resolution providing for the designation of the first week in May of each year as "Be Kind to Animals Week". | Animals | 1981-01-23 | 1981-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] | MS | D | W000428 | 74 | Requests the President to designate the first week in May of each year as "Be Kind to Animals Week." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-hjres-618 | 96 | hjres | 618 | A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the third week of November of each year as "National Wild Turkey Week" and to provide for the designation of each Thanksgiving Day as "National Wild Turkey Day". | Animals | 1980-09-30 | 1980-09-30 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] | SC | D | D000267 | 0 | Requests the President to designate the third week of November of each year as "National Wild Turkey Week" and each Thanksgiving Day as "National Wild Turkey Day." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-hjres-567 | 96 | hjres | 567 | A joint resolution providing for the designation of the first week in May of each year as "Be Kind to Animals Week". | Animals | 1980-06-11 | 1980-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] | MS | D | W000428 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the first complete week in May each year as "Be Kind to Animals Week." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-hjres-539 | 96 | hjres | 539 | A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation honoring "Max", a yellow Labrador Retriever. | Animals | 1980-04-29 | 1980-04-29 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 0 | Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation honoring Max, a guide dog for the blind, as a symbol of the contribution that the handicapped can make to helping themselves and others. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-hjres-365 | 96 | hjres | 365 | A joint resolution to urge the President of the United States to invoke his authority under section 8 of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (commonly referred to as the Pell amendment) to ban the importation into the United States of fish products from nations whose citizens have conducted fishing operations in a manner which violates the provisions of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. | Animals | 1979-06-21 | 1979-06-21 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-27] | CA | R | D000435 | 6 | Urges the President, upon the recommendation of the Marine Mammal Commission, to prohibit the importation of fish products from nations whose citizens violate the provisions of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. | 2021-06-14T19:16:36Z | |
| 96-hjres-344 | 96 | hjres | 344 | A joint resolution designating the second Sunday in June of each year as "National Pet Remembrance Day". | Animals | 1979-05-24 | 1979-05-24 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Wilson, Robert C. [R-CA-41] | CA | R | W000610 | 0 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate the second Sunday in June of each year as "National Pet Remembrance Day." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-hjres-281 | 96 | hjres | 281 | A joint resolution calling for United States leadership of an international effort to better understand the status of marine mammal populations, and requiring the President to submit a report to Congress with respect to marine mammals. | Animals | 1979-03-27 | 1979-03-27 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 2 | Urges the President to direct the Secretaries of States and Commerce to establish a joint research program, in cooperation with specified countries and international organizations, to improve stock assessment methods and technologies with regard to marine mammals. | 2021-06-14T19:16:21Z | |
| 96-hjres-149 | 96 | hjres | 149 | A joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1979-01-24 | 1979-01-24 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations (Subsequently: Foreign Affairs). | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 0 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or agreement with Canada calling for a moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolves. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hjres-122 | 96 | hjres | 122 | A joint resolution to encourage formation of an international organization for the conservation of whales. | Animals | 1979-01-18 | 1979-01-18 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations (Subsequently: Foreign Affairs). | House | Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] | TN | R | Q000013 | 13 | Directs the United States to work within the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea to establish an international organization for the conservation and protection of whales and other cetaceans. Directs the Department of State to undertake a series of bilateral and multilateral initiatives with nations having an interest in whales in order to achieve whale conservation as soon as possible. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hjres-92 | 96 | hjres | 92 | A joint resolution calling for a wildlife preserve for humpback whales in the West Indies. | Animals | 1979-01-15 | 1979-01-15 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations (Subsequently: Foreign Affairs). | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 0 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or international agreement establishing a wildlife preserve for humpback whales in the West Indies. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 95-hjres-574 | 95 | hjres | 574 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate and appropriate moratorium on the killing of polar bears. | Animals | 1977-08-04 | 1977-08-04 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 0 | Directs the President to seek a treaty with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and other interested nations calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of polar bears. | 2024-08-01T19:57:13Z | |
| 95-hjres-358 | 95 | hjres | 358 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1977-03-28 | 1977-03-28 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 10 | Requires the President to seek a treaty or other arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T19:57:04Z | |
| 95-hjres-327 | 95 | hjres | 327 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1977-03-14 | 1977-03-14 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 11 | Requires the President to seek a treaty or other arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T19:57:04Z | |
| 95-hjres-264 | 95 | hjres | 264 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1977-02-17 | 1977-02-17 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 0 | Requires the President to seek a treaty or other arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T19:57:04Z | |
| 95-hjres-184 | 95 | hjres | 184 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1977-01-19 | 1977-01-19 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | R000383 | 0 | Amends the Fisherman's Protective Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce, before the 90-day period after the date of enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaged in commercial whaling. Stipulates that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprises to be imported into the United States. Requires that such sanctions be enforced by the Secretary of the Treasury, and continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Stipulates that any action by such enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:57:04Z | |
| 95-hjres-44 | 95 | hjres | 44 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1977-01-04 | 1977-01-04 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 0 | Requires the President to seek a treaty or other arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T19:56:57Z | |
| 95-hjres-79 | 95 | hjres | 79 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1977-01-04 | 1977-01-04 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-13] | FL | D | L000226 | 0 | Amends the Fisherman's Protective Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce, before the 90-day period after the date of enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaged in commercial whaling. Stipulates that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprises to be imported into the United States. Requires that such sanctions be enforced by the Secretary of the Treasury, and continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Stipulates that any action by such enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:56:57Z | |
| 94-hjres-955 | 94 | hjres | 955 | Save the Whales Act | Animals | 1976-05-18 | 1976-05-18 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 0 | Save the Whales Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. Directs the Secretary to publish the names of such enterprises. Provides that foreign enterprises acquiring equipment designed to be used in whaling shall be deemed to be engaged in commercial whaling. Provides that in determining the allocation among foreign nations of the total allowable level of foreign fishing which is permitted with respect to any fishery subject to the exclusive fishery management authority of the United States, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce shall take into consideration whether the foreign country involved has engaged in commercial whaling. | 2025-09-02T18:42:35Z | |
| 94-hjres-923 | 94 | hjres | 923 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of certain foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1976-04-26 | 1976-04-26 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 0 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the 90-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:22:09Z | |
| 94-hjres-911 | 94 | hjres | 911 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1976-04-05 | 1976-04-05 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 1 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolves. | 2024-08-01T19:22:08Z | |
| 94-hjres-840 | 94 | hjres | 840 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1976-03-02 | 1976-03-02 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 5 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolves. | 2024-08-01T19:22:08Z | |
| 94-hjres-738 | 94 | hjres | 738 | Joint resolution providing for Federal participation in preserving the Tule elk population in California. | Animals | 1975-12-02 | 1976-08-14 | Public law 94-389. | House | Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12] | CA | R | M000343 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries with amendment, H. Rept. 94-895) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Defense to cooperate with the State of California in making the lands under their respective jurisdictions reasonably available for the preservation and grazing of Tule elk. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit, each year, a report to the Congress as to the estimated size and condition of the various Tule elk herds in California. States that such report shall include his determination as to whether or not the preservation of the Tule elk herd may be endangered by changes in land use or land management practices on lands owned by any Federal, State, or local agency. Provides that the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with Federal, State, and other officers having jurisdiction over lands on which Tule elk herds are located, shall develop a plan for Tule elk restoration and conservation, including habitat management. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 94-hjres-736 | 94 | hjres | 736 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1975-12-01 | 1975-12-01 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 11 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T19:21:59Z | |
| 94-hjres-720 | 94 | hjres | 720 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1975-11-05 | 1975-11-05 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 1 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T19:21:59Z | |
| 94-hjres-717 | 94 | hjres | 717 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1975-11-04 | 1975-11-04 | Referred to House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 1 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T19:21:59Z | |
| 94-hjres-605 | 94 | hjres | 605 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-07-31 | 1975-07-31 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-35] | NY | R | C000666 | 0 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:59Z | |
| 94-hjres-574 | 94 | hjres | 574 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-07-18 | 1975-07-18 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 16 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:52Z | |
| 94-hjres-539 | 94 | hjres | 539 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-07-08 | 1975-07-08 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 10 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:51Z | |
| 94-hjres-496 | 94 | hjres | 496 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-06-10 | 1975-06-10 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 5 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:52Z | |
| 94-hjres-493 | 94 | hjres | 493 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-06-09 | 1975-06-09 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 5 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:51Z | |
| 94-hjres-490 | 94 | hjres | 490 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-06-06 | 1975-06-06 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 5 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:51Z | |
| 94-hjres-484 | 94 | hjres | 484 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-06-05 | 1975-06-05 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 5 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:51Z | |
| 94-hjres-482 | 94 | hjres | 482 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-06-04 | 1975-06-04 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 5 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:51Z | |
| 94-hjres-478 | 94 | hjres | 478 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-06-03 | 1975-06-03 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 5 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:51Z | |
| 94-hjres-448 | 94 | hjres | 448 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-05-08 | 1975-05-08 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 0 | Revises the Fisherman's Protective Act by directing the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:51Z | |
| 94-hjres-444 | 94 | hjres | 444 | Joint resolution to save the great whales from extinction by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to impose an embargo on the products of all foreign enterprises engaged in commercial whaling. | Animals | 1975-05-07 | 1975-05-07 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Commerce, before the close of the ninety-day period after the date of the enactment of this Act, to identify any foreign enterprise engaging in commercial whaling. States that the names of such enterprises shall be published in the Federal Register. States that it shall be unlawful for any article produced or distributed by such enterprise to be imported into the United States. Provides that such sanctions shall continue until the foreign enterprise concerned has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Provides that any action by such an enterprise to dismantle or convert any vessel used in commercial whaling shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that such enterprise has ceased to engage in commercial whaling. Specifies that the sanctions shall continue to apply to any such enterprise which transfers whaling equipment to another enterprise which is engaged in whaling. | 2024-08-01T19:21:51Z | |
| 94-hjres-427 | 94 | hjres | 427 | Joint resolution providing for the designation of the first week in May of each year as Be Kind to Animals Week. | Animals | 1975-05-01 | 1975-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6] | PA | D | Y000014 | 0 | Authorizes the President to designate the first week in May of each year as "Be Kind to Aminals Weeks". | 2024-08-01T19:21:47Z | |
| 94-hjres-362 | 94 | hjres | 362 | Joint resolution to authorize the establishment of the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge and the establishment of a Federal-State management program for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of tule elk and other species. | Animals | 1975-03-26 | 1975-03-26 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 8 | Authorizes the establishment of the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge in California. Establishes a Federal-State management program for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of tule elk and other species. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2024-08-01T19:21:38Z | |
| 94-hjres-339 | 94 | hjres | 339 | Joint resolution to authorize the establishment of the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge and the establishment of a Federal-State management program for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of tule elk and other species. | Animals | 1975-03-20 | 1975-03-20 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5] | CA | D | B001153 | 0 | Authorizes the establishment of the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge in California. Establishes a Federal-State management program for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of tule elk and other species. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2024-08-01T19:21:38Z | |
| 94-hjres-344 | 94 | hjres | 344 | Joint resolution to authorize the establishment of the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge and the establishment of a Federal-State management program for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of the tule elk and other species. | Animals | 1975-03-20 | 1975-03-20 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Talcott, Burt L. [R-CA-16] | CA | R | T000022 | 0 | Authorizes the establishment of the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge in California. Establishes a Federal-State management program for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of tule elk and other species. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2024-08-01T19:21:38Z | |
| 94-hjres-32 | 94 | hjres | 32 | Joint resolution to protect whales and certain other living marine sources by amending the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to strengthen the import restrictions which may be imposed to deter foreign countries from conducting fishing operations which adversely affect international fishery conservation programs. | Animals | 1975-01-14 | 1975-01-14 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-27] | CA | R | B000330 | 0 | States that Congress expresses its grave concern with respect to the actions of Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics which violates the spirit and intent of the agreements of the International Whaling Commission which would cause further depletion of whales, a valuable marine resource; and violate the treaty provisions concerning salmon and conservation recommendations on halibut adopted by international commissions. Permits the President to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the bringing or the importation into the United States of any or all products which are the growth, produce, or manufacture of any offending country for such duration as he deems appropriate and to the extent that the prohibition imposed pursuant to this Act is sanctioned by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Requires the President in the event he fails to notify the Secretary to notify Congress of his reasons. | 2024-08-01T19:21:29Z | |
| 94-hjres-89 | 94 | hjres | 89 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1975-01-14 | 1975-01-14 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Subsequently: International Relations). | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 0 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T19:21:35Z | |
| 93-hjres-1002 | 93 | hjres | 1002 | Joint resolution to protect whales and certain other living marine sources. | Animals | 1974-05-07 | 1974-05-07 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-28] | CA | R | B000330 | 1 | States that Congress hereby expresses its grave concern with respect to the actions of Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics which violate the spirit and intent of the agreements of the International Whaling Commission which would cause further depletion of whales, a valuable marine resource; and violate the treaty provisions concerning salmon and conservation recommendations on halibut adopted by international commissions. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to determine and report to the Congress what action can be taken to promote international compliance with conservation measures agreed to by the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, the First Session of the United Nations Governing Council for Environmental Programs, the International Whaling Commission, or contained in the marine and fishery treaties, conventions, and international agreements to which the United States is a party, to include but not be limited to: (1) a determination whether the provisions of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 should now be invoked, the extent to which it should be invoked, and whether it should be amended to include products in addition to fisheries products; (2) a study of what other unilateral steps or international measures can be taken to promote the objectives of this joint resolution, including bilateral talks with the Soviet Union, Japan, and other nations party to the international understandings and agreements referred to above; and (3) an examination of trade agreements with Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the light of the objectives of this joint resolution. | 2024-08-01T18:27:48Z | |
| 93-hjres-866 | 93 | hjres | 866 | Joint resolution to protect whales and certain other living marine resources. | Animals | 1973-12-20 | 1973-12-20 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Bell, Alphonzo [R-CA-28] | CA | R | B000330 | 1 | Expresses the concern of Congress with respect to the actions of Japan and the Soviet Union which violate the spirit and intent of the agreements of the International Whaling Commission which would cause furthur depletion of whales. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to determine and report to the Congress what action can be taken to promote international compliance with conservation measures agreed to by the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, and other international agreements to which the U.S. is a party. | 2024-08-01T18:27:43Z | |
| 93-hjres-430 | 93 | hjres | 430 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate and appropriate moratorium on the killing of polar bears. | Animals | 1973-03-14 | 1973-03-14 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Hansen, Orval [R-ID-2] | ID | R | H000175 | 0 | Requires the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement with the Union of Socialist Republics, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and any other interested nations calling for an immediate and appropriate moratorium on the killing of polar bears, and to give due consideration to the recommendations of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. | 2024-08-01T18:27:30Z | |
| 93-hjres-431 | 93 | hjres | 431 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1973-03-14 | 1973-03-14 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Hansen, Orval [R-ID-2] | ID | R | H000175 | 0 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T18:27:30Z | |
| 93-hjres-414 | 93 | hjres | 414 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the North American timber wolf. | Animals | 1973-03-07 | 1973-03-07 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-38] | NY | R | K000086 | 0 | Requires the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement with Canada calling for an immediate and appropriate moratorium on the killing of the North American timber wolves. | 2024-08-01T18:27:29Z | |
| 93-hjres-376 | 93 | hjres | 376 | Joint resolution to establish the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge. | Animals | 1973-02-22 | 1973-02-22 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in order to establish the Tule Elk National Wildlife Refuge within the Owen River watershed area, California. Declares that the tule elk shall be deemed a species of wildlife threatened with extinction for purposes of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. (Amends 16 U.S.C. 4601-9) | 2024-08-01T18:27:25Z | |
| 93-hjres-355 | 93 | hjres | 355 | Joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1973-02-20 | 1973-02-20 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 2 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T18:27:29Z | |
| 93-hjres-118 | 93 | hjres | 118 | A joint resolution calling for an immediate and appropriate moratorium on the killing of polar bears. | Animals | 1973-01-03 | 1973-01-03 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 0 | Requires the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement with the Union of Socialist Republics, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and any other interested nations calling for an immediate and appropriate moratorium on the killing of polar bears, and to give due consideration to the recommendations of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. | 2024-08-01T18:27:18Z | |
| 93-hjres-119 | 93 | hjres | 119 | A joint resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | Animals | 1973-01-03 | 1973-01-03 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 0 | Directs the President to seek a treaty or other appropriate arrangement calling for an immediate moratorium on the killing of the eastern timber wolf. | 2024-08-01T18:27:18Z |
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CREATE TABLE legislation (
bill_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
congress INTEGER,
bill_type TEXT,
bill_number INTEGER,
title TEXT,
policy_area TEXT,
introduced_date TEXT,
latest_action_date TEXT,
latest_action_text TEXT,
origin_chamber TEXT,
sponsor_name TEXT,
sponsor_state TEXT,
sponsor_party TEXT,
sponsor_bioguide_id TEXT,
cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
summary_text TEXT,
update_date TEXT,
url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);