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House concurrent resolution · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

Calling for a United States policy of strengthening and maintaining indefinitely the current International Whaling Commission moratorium on the commercial killing of whales, and otherwise expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to conserving and protecting the world's whale, dolphin, and porpoise populations.

H.Con.Res. 177Introduced Jul 9, 1991Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. Gus Yatron D-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 2, 1992 — Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

38 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 28 Democrats

9 of 38 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Sam Gibbons (D-FL), Porter Goss (R-FL), Tony Hall (D-OH), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mike Kopetski (D-OR), William Lehman (D-FL), Mel Levine (D-CA), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), Ronald Machtley (R-RI), Thomas Manton (D-NY), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Frank McCloskey (D-IN), Thomas McMillen (D-MD), George Miller (D-CA), Carlos Moorhead (R-CA), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), John Reed (D-RI), Robert Roe (D-NJ) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gus Yatron.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-6 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.