A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.
Latest action · Jun 3, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-243.
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.
- IntroducedAug 3, 2007
- Passed SenateOct 4, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2008
- To the PresidentMay 23, 2008
- Became lawJun 3, 2008
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
Declares that: (1) the United States should initiate discussions to negotiate international agreements for managing migratory, transboundary, and straddling fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean and establishing new international fisheries management organizations for the region; (2) such agreements should conform with the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and contain mechanisms for establishing elements necessary for sustaining future Arctic fish stocks; (3) as international fisheries agreements are negotiated and implemented, the United States should consult with the North Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and Alaska Native subsistence communities of the Arctic; and (4) until the agreements come into force, the United States should support international efforts to halt the expansion of commercial fishing activities in the high seas of the Arctic Ocean.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 3, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
Actions 26
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-243.
- Jun 3, 2008Signed by President.
- May 23, 2008Presented to President.
- May 21, 2008Cleared for White House.
- May 21, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4402)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.