H Con Res 131 in Congressional Session 105

Official Summary

 

Bill Number : H Con Res 131

 

Title : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the ocean.

 

SUMMARY AS OF:
6/10/1998--Passed Senate amended.    (There are 3 other summaries) Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the ocean is important to the U.S. economy, environmental quality, and national security; (2) the United States has a responsibility to exercise and promote ocean stewardship; and (3) Federal agencies are encouraged to take advantage of the International Year of the Ocean in 1998 to perform certain tasks. Encourages such agencies to: (1) review oceanography and marine resource management policies and programs; (2) identify opportunities to improve interagency cooperation, to further cooperation between the United States and other nations to enhance oceanographic research and exploration, and to strengthen international marine resource conservation policies and programs; (3) develop scientific, educational, and resource management programs that will advance ocean exploration, the conservation of marine habitats and species, and the sustainable use of ocean resources; and (4) encourage participation in State, local, and private initiatives and programs that use education and the arts to increase public awareness of the ocean and its many benefits, and to foster understanding of the need to conserve and sustainably manage ocean resources.

Votes

Title : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the ocean.
Votes in the US Senate
This Bill was not Voted in the US Senate
Votes in the US House
Roll NumberVote DateQuestionDescriptionVote Result
4841997-10-01Suspend the rules and agree, as amended Sense of Congress Regarding the OceansF

Sponsors

 
Congressional Sponsors of H Con Res 131
 
Bill Number : H Con Res 131
Title : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the ocean.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 7/29/1997)      
ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

    Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 7/29/1997

    Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-49] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-51] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Davis, Jim [FL-11] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Horn, Stephen [CA-38] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 9/11/1997

    Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] - 9/11/1997

    Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Mink, Patsy T. [HI-2] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] - 9/18/1997

    Rep Weldon, Curt [PA-7] - 9/11/1997

    Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 9/11/1997

Other Info

Bill Number : H Con Res 131
Title : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the ocean.
 
 
ALL ACTIONS:
(Floor Actions/Congressional Record Page References)
 
7/29/1997:Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
 
8/1/1997:Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
 
9/11/1997:Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
 
9/11/1997:Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
 
9/17/1997:Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
 
9/17/1997:Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
 
9/23/1997 6:20pm:Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-262.
 
9/23/1997 6:21pm:Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 93.
 
9/29/1997 12:34pm:Mr. Porter moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
 
9/29/1997 12:35pm:Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8063-8066)
 
9/29/1997 12:35pm:DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
 
9/29/1997 12:46pm:At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Condit objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
 
10/1/1997 1:45pm:Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8293)
 
10/1/1997 1:55pm:On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 237 - 175 (Roll no. 484). 1
 
1/13/1997 10:24pm:Mr. Armey asked unanimous consent to consider as introduced. 1
 
1/13/1997 10:24pm:Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10944) 1
 
1/13/1997 10:24pm:On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. 1
 
1/13/1997 10:24pm:Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
 
1/28/1998:Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
 
3/12/1998:Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
 
6/10/1998:Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator McCain with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amended preamble. With written report No. 105-209.
 
6/10/1998:Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.
 
6/10/1998:Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6115-6116)
 
6/11/1998:Message on Senate action sent to the House.