A resolution urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt that opened on November 15, 2003.
Latest action · Nov 20, 2003 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15300)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2003
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Urges the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt that opened in the waters off the east coast of Canada on November 15, 2003.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2003 to Nov 18, 2004; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Nov 20, 2003 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Nov 20, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Nov 20, 2003 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Nov 20, 2003 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Nov 20, 2003 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Nov 20, 2003 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 20, 2003 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Nov 20, 2003 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Feb 27, 2004 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Mar 10, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Apr 21, 2004 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Apr 26, 2004 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | May 3, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jun 8, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 14, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Peter Fitzgerald | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Nov 18, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Nov 20, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Nov 20, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15300)
- Nov 20, 2003Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15300)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S15300Text printed S15300 | Carl Levin D-MI | Nov 20, 2003 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt that opened on November 15, 2003.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2003Introduced in Senate
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