HCONRES 189 · 106th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning.

Introduced 1999-09-27· Sponsored by Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-51]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Committee on Commerce.(1999-11-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the practice of removing the fins of a shark and dumping its carcass back into the ocean, commonly known as shark finning, is a wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice; (2) the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, the State of Hawaii, and the National Marine Fisheries Service should promptly and permanently end such practice in all Federal and State waters in the Central Pacific Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean; and (3) the Secretary of State should continue to advocate for the coordinated management of sharks and the elimination of shark finning in all other waters.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H. Con. Res. 189, Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning

Oct 29, 1999

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on October 27, 1999

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Cosponsors (15)

6 Democrats9 Republicans