HJRES 449 · 95th Congress · Marine mineral resources
Joint resolution to support the goals of the U.S. delegation to the Law of the Sea Conference in reaching an equitable and effective international agreement.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on International Relations.(1977-05-09)
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Gives Congressional endorsement to the efforts of the United States Delegation to the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea to achieve a multilateral treaty which articulates the principle that deep seabed resources are the common heritage of all people and should be utilized with a view to distributing revenues to all countries. Endorses particularly the establishment of an International Seabed Authority to regulate such a system.…
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Cosponsors (14)
14 Democrats