S.J.Res. 17 · 110th Congress
A joint resolution directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps…
Full title
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.
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- Senate Introduced Aug 3, 2007
- Senate Passed Oct 4, 2007
- House Passed May 21, 2008
- President To the President May 23, 2008
- President Signed Jun 3, 2008
- Law Jun 3, 2008
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…
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jun 3, 2008
(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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: 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.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 3, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Aug 3, 2007
- Senate Passed Oct 4, 2007
- House Passed May 21, 2008
- President To the President May 23, 2008
- President Signed Jun 3, 2008
- Law Jun 3, 2008
No recorded floor vote found.